Catalog
50 Fils Silver
| Issuer | Central Bank of Kuwait |
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| Year | 1987-2011 |
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| Diameter | 23 mm |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a boom, a traditional Kuwaiti dhow-type sailing vessel, depicted in left profile with sails fully rigged and a small flag flying from a staff on the right side. The ship is rendered in fine detail, evoking Kuwait's historic maritime heritage. Below the vessel, the dual dating appears in Arabic script, presenting both the Islamic Hijri year and the corresponding Gregorian year separated by a dash. The dates vary by year of issue, reflecting the respective proof set of each mintage. The design occupies the central field with the date legend positioned in the lower exergue area. |
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Kuwait's shift to a silver .925 alloy for this denomination was driven by the Central Bank's strategy to maintain a prestige circulation coinage alongside the standard cupro-nickel issues — a dual-track approach unusual among Gulf states of the period. Production was suspended during the Iraqi occupation of 1990–91, and examples dated from that window simply do not exist.