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1 Riyal
| Issuer | Qatar Monetary Agency |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Value | 1 Riyal (1 QAR) |
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| Obverse lettering | مؤسسة النقد القطر ريال واحد وزير المالية |
| Reverse description | A horizontal vignette at left portrays a coastal harbour scene with dhows and a jetty rendered in fine intaglio line work, evoking Qatar's maritime heritage. To the right, an ornate scrollwork cartouche in deep rose-red provides a value panel framed by intricate arabesque borders consistent with the obverse design. The English inscriptions 'THE QATAR MONETARY AGENCY' and 'ONE RIYAL' are printed in letterpress at upper-left and lower-left respectively. |
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Qatar's first domestic currency issue followed the 1973 dissolution of the Qatar-Dubai riyal arrangement, which had itself only existed since 1966. The Qatar Monetary Agency — established specifically to manage the transition — contracted Bradbury Wilkinson for the entire inaugural series, a logical choice given the firm's extensive experience printing notes for newly independent Gulf states in that period.
Pick #1 is the foundation note of independent Qatari currency. Simple watermark security was standard for a first issue from a newly constituted monetary authority, and the series was replaced relatively quickly by the Qatar Central Bank issues of the 1980s.