½ Dinar, Central Bank of Kuwait, Kuwait, 1968 (Pick 18)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1968
Issuing entity
KuwaitThis ½ Dinar note was issued in Kuwait by the Central Bank of Kuwait, dated 1968. It belongs to the Dinar (1960-1990 and 1991-date) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Jaber III al-Ahmad al-Sabah (1977-2006). It measures 127 × 68 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 18.
Obverse: Coat of arms of State of Kuwait / Kuwait Towers Building. Reverse: Port of Shuwaykh - Kuwait. The note was printed by De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date). Watermark: Dhow Boat. Signatures recorded for the type: Salem Abdul Aziz Sa'ud al-Sabah (SAASS) (Governor); Ali al-Khalifa al-Sabah "2nd type" (AKS") (Finance Minister). Issue date recorded in the catalogue: 1992. Demonetized: 16 August 2004.
Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 2
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Size
- 127 × 68 mm
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper
- Watermark
- Dhow Boat
Technical characteristics
- Printer
- De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)
- Currency
- Dinar (1960-1990 and 1991-date)
- Signatures
- Salem Abdul Aziz Sa'ud al-Sabah (SAASS) (Governor) · Ali al-Khalifa al-Sabah "2nd type" (AKS") (Finance Minister)
- Demonetized
- 16 August 2004
- Issuing bank
- Central Bank of Kuwait
Design
- Obverse
- Coat of arms of State of Kuwait / Kuwait Towers Building
- Reverse
- Port of Shuwaykh - Kuwait
Identification
- Value
- ½ Dinar
- Dates recorded
- 1968
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 18
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P18
- NumistaN# 210087
Research required
- Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.