Catalog
5 Rials Independence
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Currency | Rial (1972-date) |
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| Protection type | Security thread, Watermark |
| Protection description | Windowed holographic security thread embedded in the paper; watermark visible when held to light. |
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The "Independence" designation distinguishes this note from the standard 2010 series issue — the parallel release marked the 40th anniversary of Omani National Day, commemorating Sultan Qaboos bin Said's accession in 1970 and the formal rebranding of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. G+D's Leipzig facility has printed Omani currency across multiple series, a relationship built partly on the security infrastructure the printer brought to Gulf contracts from the 1970s onward.
Pick 44 is occasionally misattributed to the regular 2010 circulation run; the commemorative framing is the distinguishing factor, not any variation in physical production.