5 Arabian Pounds, Arabian National Bank of Hedjaz, Kingdom of Hejaz, 1343 (1924) (Pick 3)

This 5 Arabian Pounds note was issued in Kingdom of Hejaz by the Arabian National Bank of Hedjaz, dated 1343 (1924). It belongs to the Arabian Pound (1924) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Hussein bin Ali (1916-1924). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 3.

Obverse: Yellow-brown print. In the top a circle and crescent with the fountain and Treasury within the courtyard of the Great Mosque in Damascus, Syria Scripts: Arabic and Latin. Reverse: Multicolour coat of arms on a yellow-brown print. Great coat of arms of Hejaz. Scripts: Arabic and Latin. Dates on the note follow the Islamic calendar (Hijri); Gregorian equivalents are given in brackets in the date field. Demonetized: Yes.

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.