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5.000 Rials
| Issuer | Central Bank of Yemen |
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| Year | 2016 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a blue guilloche underprint with a vignette of the Al-Mihdar Mosque minaret and adjoining mosque complex in Tarim at centre, rendered in fine intaglio. The bank name البنك المركزي اليمني appears in an ornamental panel at upper centre, flanked by the denomination خمسة آلاف ريال in Arabic at left and right. A signature panel with two facsimile signatures appears above the central vignette, accompanied by pink rosette security markings, with the serial number printed in black at upper right and lower left. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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Yemen's currency situation fractured badly after the Houthi takeover of Sana'a in 2014–2015. The internationally recognized government, operating from Aden, retained control of the Central Bank's official functions in the eyes of most foreign institutions, while the Houthis controlled the original Sana'a headquarters. By 2016 this split was actively distorting the money supply — both factions issued currency, and notes printed for the recognized government were often refused or traded at a discount in Houthi-held territory.
Whether a given 2016-dated note circulated freely or became immediately contentious depended almost entirely on geography.