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500 Rials
| Issuer | Central Bank of Yemen |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London |
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| Obverse description | A vignette of the Central Bank of Yemen building in Sana'a occupies the left-centre of the note, set against a fine guilloche underprint in blue and green tones. Arabic inscriptions identifying the issuing authority and denomination appear at top and centre-right, with the numeral '500' repeated at upper-right and lower-left. A facsimile signature of the Governor is printed below the central text block. |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents the ancient colonnade of the Temple of Bilqis (Throne of the Queen of Sheba) at Ma'rib, rendered in brown intaglio against a pale guilloche background with decorative arabesque borders in blue and green. The English inscription 'CENTRAL BANK OF YEMEN' runs across the top, with the numeral '500' at upper-right. At the bottom, the legend 'FIVE HUNDRED RIALS' appears in a solid blue band, with an Arabic caption identifying the site below the vignette. |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
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