Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al-Sakhrah) in the center within circle. State name and value in both Arabic and English around.
Obverse script
Arabic, Latin
Obverse lettering
دَولة الكُويت
FIVE DINARS
خمسَة دنَانير
الصَخرة المشرَفة
STATE OF KUWAIT (Translation: State of Kuwait 5 Dinars Dome of the Rock)
Reverse description
Al-Masjid Al-Haram (The Great Mosque of Mecca) left, and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet`s Mosque) right
Reverse script
Arabic, Latin
Reverse lettering
المسجِد الحرام
المسجد النبوي
مطلع القَرن الخَامِس عَشَر الهِجري
سَنَة ١٤٠١ هـ
BEGINNING OF 15TH HIJRAH CENTURY
1401 A.H. (Translation: Al-Masjid Al-Haram Al-Masjid an-Nabawi Beginning of the 15th Hijrah century Year 1401 AH)