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10 Fils non-magnetic

Issuer Central Bank of Kuwait
Year 1962-2011
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Mint Royal Mint (London, Tower Hill, 1810-1975; Llantrisant, 1968-date), United Kingdom
Mintage 1382 (1962) - ١٣٨٢ - ١٩٦٢ - 1,360,000
1382 (1962) - ١٣٨٢ - ١٩٦٢ Proof Sets only (KM#PS2) - 60
1384 (1964) - ١٣٨٤ - ١٩٦٤ - 800,000
1386 (1967) - ١٣٨٦ - ١٩٦٧ - 1,360,000
1388 (1968) - ١٣٨٨ - ١٩٦٨ - 672,000
1389 (1969) - ١٣٨٩ - ١٩٦٩ - 480,000
1389 (1970) - ١٣٨٩ - ١٩٧٠ - 640,000
1390 (1971) - ١٣٩٠ - ١٩٧١ - 480,000
1391 (1971) - ١٣٩١ - ١٩٧١ - 800,000
1392 (1972) - ١٣٩٢ - ١٩٧٢ - 1,120,000
1393 (1973) - ١٣٩٣ - ١٩٧٣ - 1,440,000
1393 (1973) - ١٣٩٣ - ١٩٧٣ Mint Sets (KM#MS1) -
1394 (1974) - ١٣٩٤ - ١٩٧٤ - 1,280,000
1394 (1974) - ١٣٩٤ - ١٩٧٤ Specimen (Ex King`s Norton Mint Collection) -
1395 (1975) - ١٣٩٥ - ١٩٧٥ - 5,280,000
1396 (1976) - ١٣٩٦ - ١٩٧٦ - 2,400,000
1397 (1977) - ١٣٩٧ - ١٩٧٧ -
1399 (1979) - ١٣٩٩ - ١٩٧٩ - 6,160,000
1400 (1980) - ١٤٠٠ - ١٩٨٠ -
1401 (1981) - ١٤٠١ - ١٩٨١ - 8,320,000
1401 (1981) - ١٤٠١ - ١٩٨١ Specimen (Ex King`s Norton Mint Collection) -
1403 (1983) - ١٤٠٣ - ١٩٨٣ -
1405 (1985) - ١٤٠٥ - ١٩٨٥ -
1408 (1988) - ١٤٠٨ - ١٩٨٨ - 5,000,000
1410 (1990) - ١٤١٠ - ١٩٩٠ (varieties exist) -
1410 (1990) - ١٤١٠ - ١٩٩٠ Specimen (Ex King`s Norton Mint Collection) -
1415 (1995) - ١٤١٥ - ١٩٩٥ -
1417 (1997) - ١٤١٧ - ١٩٩٧ -
1422 (2001) - ١٤٢٢ - ٢٠٠١ -
1424 (2003) - ١٤٢٤ - ٢٠٠٣ -
1426 (2005) - ١٤٢٦ - ٢٠٠٥ -
1427 (2006) - ١٤٢٧ - ٢٠٠٦ -
1428 (2007) - ١٤٢٨ - ٢٠٠٧ -
1429 (2008) - ١٤٢٩ - ٢٠٠٨ -
1430 (2009) - ١٤٣٠ - ٢٠٠٩ -
1431 (2010) - ١٤٣١ - ٢٠١٠ -
1432 (2011) - ١٤٣٢ - ٢٠١١ -
Additional information

Kuwait's fils coinage was introduced following the establishment of the Kuwait Dinar in 1961, when the country severed its monetary connection to the Indian rupee that had served the Gulf region for decades. The Central Bank of Kuwait issued these pieces across a remarkably long production run with minimal design revision — a deliberate policy choice reflecting political stability the Gulf's smaller states rarely advertised so openly.

The non-magnetic designation distinguishes this type from later issues; the composition remained consistent across most of the run, but vending and sorting infrastructure in Kuwait eventually drove interest in magnetic alternatives.

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