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1 Rial
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Size | 145 × 75 mm |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents an intaglio composition of traditional Omani khanjar daggers with ornate sheaths and belts in the foreground, flanked by a collection of traditional gold and silver jewellery pieces rendered in warm orange tones. A dhow under construction appears as a large ghost watermark-style vignette in the background, with a guilloche underprint throughout and a decorative border framing the entire design. |
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| Protection description | Portrait watermark of Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said |
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| Comments |
Pick 34 belongs to the third series of Omani rials, introduced progressively through the 1990s as the Central Bank moved toward a more unified design language across denominations. Giesecke & Devrient had by this point been printing Omani currency for over two decades, and the relationship showed — the Leipzig plant's intaglio work on this series is notably crisper than the earlier De La Rue-produced issues.
The 1 Rial sat at a meaningful threshold: at mid-1990s rates, it represented roughly $2.60 USD, placing it in daily transactional use rather than as a large-denomination store of value. The watermark remains the sole listed security feature, modest for the period.