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50 Dinars - Sabah IV Sheikh Sabah
| Issuer | Central Bank of Kuwait |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Value | 50 Dinars |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Sheikh Sabah IV Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah facing left, rendered in high relief against a polished field. The portrait is set within a circular frame, with the commemorative legend arranged in both Arabic and Latin scripts encircling the design. The inscription records the fifth anniversary of His Highness's proclamation as Amir of the State of Kuwait, referencing the Hijri date Safar 1432 and the Gregorian date January 2011. The overall composition reflects a formal state portrait style befitting a commemorative proof issue. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Kuwait's highest-denomination commemorative silver issue, this piece was struck to mark the 50th anniversary of Kuwaiti independence and the 20th anniversary of liberation following the Iraqi occupation of 1990–91. The five-ounce format was chosen deliberately — an assertion of monetary prestige at a moment when Kuwait was publicly reaffirming its sovereignty after decades defined by the Gulf War's aftermath.
Sabah IV had ascended to the Emirship in 2006 following the incapacitation of his predecessor. The 2011 date places this issue squarely within the Arab Spring period, when Gulf states were acutely aware of the optics of national celebration.