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1 Dinar
| Issuer | Bahrain Monetary Agency |
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| Year | 1993-1998 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries the Bahrain Monetary Agency inscription in Arabic at upper centre within a guilloche border, flanked by hexagonal ornamental vignettes in red. The National Coat of Arms is centred, with Arabic numeral "1" and the denomination دينار واحد (One Dinar) to its left, while a circular Dilmun seal vignette appears to the right. A fine multicolour guilloche underprint fills the background, with serial number printed vertically at left and horizontally at lower right. |
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| Obverse lettering | مؤسسة نقد البحرين ورقة نقدية صادرة بموجب القانون رقم ٢٣ لسنة ١٩٧٣م دينار واحد رأس مال مؤسسة النقد |
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The Bahrain Monetary Agency replaced the Bahrain Currency Board in 1973, giving the island state its first fully independent central monetary authority following the end of the British protectorate. This 1 Dinar belongs to the third series issued under the BMA, which ran through most of the 1990s before the Authority was itself dissolved and reconstituted as the Central Bank of Bahrain in 2006.
Thomas De La Rue's involvement with Bahraini currency dates back to the earliest post-independence issues — continuity of printer across multiple series is typical for Gulf states that prioritized security relationships over competitive tendering.