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20 Dinars
| Issuer | Bahrain Monetary Agency |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Shaikh Hamad bin Issa al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, in traditional dress and keffiyeh, positioned at right. At centre-left, a circular vignette contains a map of Bahrain above the national coat of arms, flanked by ornate guilloche underprint in orange and pale tones. Arabic inscriptions appear across the upper register, with the denomination in large Arabic numerals at upper-left and lower-right, and a serial number and signature line at lower centre. |
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| Reverse description | The Ahmed al-Fateh Islamic Centre (Al-Fateh Grand Mosque) is rendered in detailed intaglio at left, its twin minarets and central dome rising above a colonnaded facade against a lightly tinted background. To the right, a large ornamental guilloche rosette in orange and cream fills the centre-right panel, echoing traditional Islamic geometric patterns. The issuer name in English runs across the top border in red, with the denomination in English at lower right. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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