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20 Fils Silver Gilt
| Issuer | Central Bank of Kuwait |
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| Year | 2008-2011 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central to the obverse is the denomination '20 Fils' rendered in Arabic numerals and script within a raised circle, forming the primary design focus of the field. The legend 'الكويت' (Kuwait) in Arabic script arches above the central circle, while the English transliteration 'KUWAIT' is inscribed below in Latin characters. The overall design is clean and geometric, consistent with the standardized coinage style of the Central Bank of Kuwait. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Kuwait's fils denominations were introduced following independence from Britain in 1961, with the Central Bank established shortly after to replace the Kuwait Currency Board. The silver gilt issues of this period are proof or collector strikes rather than circulation pieces — Kuwait's circulating fils have been struck in base metals for decades, making a .925 silver version purely a numismatic product aimed at the presentation set market.
KM#12d is part of a recurring pattern in Gulf state coinage where standard circulation designs are reissued in precious metal formats for annual mint sets, with no meaningful change to the design across successive years.