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20 Rials
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Currency | Rial (1972-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | بنك مسقط المركزي / CENTRAL BANK OF OMAN / عشرون ريالاً / TWENTY RIALS |
| Reverse description | The Muscat Securities Market building vignette occupies the left portion of the note, while an aerial view of the Rysayl Industrial Area forms the central vignette, rendered against a multicoloured guilloche underprint. Denominational numerals and issuer inscriptions appear in both Arabic and English. |
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The 2000 issue marked a modest redesign within the Central Bank of Oman's third series, updating security architecture as counterfeiting threats against Gulf currencies intensified through the late 1990s. The holographic strip was a direct response to that pressure — Omani rials, as a stable and widely traded regional currency, had become an attractive target.
Thomas De La Rue's long relationship with the Sultanate dates to the earliest post-1970 issues under Sultan Qaboos, and the London printing continuity across decades is worth noting given how many Gulf states diversified their print contracts during this period. Oman did not.