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1000 Rials Sana'a
| Issuer | Central Bank of Yemen |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Currency | Rial (1990-date) |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded border, the Arabic legend 'البنك المركزي اليمني' (Central Bank of Yemen) arcs across the upper field. The large denomination numeral '١٠٠٠' (1000) is prominently displayed in Arabic-Indic figures at centre, with 'ريال' (Rials) below. The Hijri date '١٤٢٥هـ' appears to the right and the Gregorian date '٢٠٠٤م' to the left of centre. The Latin legends '1000 RIALS' and 'CENTRAL BANK OF YEMEN' are inscribed along the lower arc, all rendered in an antique silver finish on a plain field. |
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| Obverse lettering | البنك المركزي اليمنى ١٠٠٠ ١٤٢٥هـ ٢٠٠٤م ريال 1000 RIALS CENTRAL BANK OF YEMEN |
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Yemen's Central Bank issued this oversized pewter piece not for circulation but as part of a limited collector series commemorating the old city of Sana'a, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986. The choice of pewter — unusual for a nominally denominated issue — reflects a broader trend among Middle Eastern central banks in the early 2000s of producing large-format numismatic pieces aimed squarely at the European collector market rather than domestic use.