Catalog
| Issuer | Central Bank of Yemen |
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| Year | 1969 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in rose-red tones with an intricate guilloche underprint at centre. A vignette of an ancient lion head sculpture appears at left, rendered in intaglio. Arabic inscriptions naming the Arab Republic of Yemen and the denomination occupy the upper and central fields, with the serial number printed twice in red at top right and lower left. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is executed in deep rose-red with a large oval guilloche panel at left serving as the watermark window. At right, an intaglio vignette of the ancient Timna lion sculpture — a striding lion with a human figure — is rendered in fine detail. The denomination numeral '5' appears at both upper corners, with the English legend at top and the value inscription at centre within a decorative cartouche. |
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| Protection description | Arms of the Yemen Arab Republic watermark visible in the oval panel on the reverse |
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