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1/2 Dinar
| Issuer | Bahrain Monetary Agency |
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| Year | 1996-1998 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1965-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in shades of pink and brown on a fine guilloche underprint, with the central vignette of the Bahraini National Coat of Arms surrounded by elaborate arabesque scrollwork. To the right, an intaglio vignette of a traditional weaver at his loom occupies the right panel, while a watermark window at left is framed by ornate geometric borders. The issuer's name in Arabic appears at the top center, with the denomination نصف دينار inscribed in large Arabic script below, and a signature panel with the title رئيس مجلس مؤسسة النقد at the bottom. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The Bahrain Monetary Agency's second series, of which this is the lowest denomination, was introduced progressively from 1993 onward as a full replacement for the first dinar notes issued after Bahrain's independence from British protection in 1971. The half-dinar slot was a practical necessity in a country where the dinar was pegged at a high fixed rate against the US dollar — a rate Bahrain has maintained without adjustment since 1980, making fractional denominations genuinely useful in everyday transactions rather than nominal.
Thomas De La Rue produced the entire series. The 1/2 dinar carries only a watermark as its primary security feature, a relatively modest specification by the standards of the late 1990s.