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1/2 Dinar
| Issuer | Bahrain Monetary Agency |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Size | 134 x 67 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in tones of red-brown and pink on a guilloche underprint, with the Bahrain Monetary Agency title in Arabic at the top centre flanked by ornamental corner devices. To the left, a map of Bahrain is set within a decorated panel, while the central Bahraini state arms vignette appears below the denomination inscription نصف دينار in Arabic. To the right, an intaglio vignette of a traditional Bahraini weaver at a loom is rendered in brown, with floral column motifs at the far right edge; serial number and script signature of the Governor of the Monetary Agency appear in the lower register. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in shades of rose and brown, with the English legend BAHRAIN MONETARY AGENCY across the top border within a decorative frame. The left and central area is occupied by a detailed intaglio aerial-perspective vignette of a large industrial or governmental complex, rendered in brown. The fraction ½ appears in bold at the upper left and lower right corners, with the English inscription HALF DINAR in the lower right panel; geometric and arabesque guilloche patterns fill the remaining field. |
| Reverse lettering | BAHRAIN MONETARY AGENCY HALF DINAR ½ |
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