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50 Rials 40th National Day
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Printer | Giesecke+Devrient (Giesecke & Devrient), Leipzig, Germany (1852-date) |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette presents a panoramic cityscape with the Cabinet building and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry building set against a detailed architectural backdrop. The Central Bank of Oman seal appears at centre, flanked by the commemorative inscription marking the 40th National Day in both Arabic and English. Ornate guilloche borders in pink and purple tones frame the upper and lower margins, with the large numeral '50' rendered in bold intaglio at lower centre. |
| Reverse lettering | CENTRAL BANK OF OMAN 40TH NATIONAL DAY FIFTY RIALS |
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Oman's 40th National Day in 2010 marked four decades since Sultan Qaboos bin Said seized power from his father in the 1970 palace coup and began the country's accelerated modernization. Commemorative issues of this kind from the Central Bank of Oman are produced in strictly controlled quantities, distributed largely through banking channels rather than general circulation, which keeps genuine used examples rare relative to uncirculated ones.
G&D's Leipzig facility has printed the bulk of Omani currency for decades, and the relationship shows in the consistency of paper quality across the commemorative series. The watermark security on this issue is notably light compared to contemporaneous Omani circulation notes.