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2 Dinars - Sabah III 15th National Day
| Issuer | Central Bank of Kuwait |
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| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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| Reverse description | Three emblems of Kuwait's heritage and modernity displayed prominently in the central field: to the left, a crenellated fortress gate representing the historic residential palace; at centre, a tall iron oil derrick symbolising Kuwait's petroleum industry; and to the right, a traditional Arabian dhow under sail with a Kuwaiti flag at its stern. All three motifs rise above stylised waves. The denomination appears in Arabic at upper left and in Latin at upper right, with the commemorative dates rendered in both Arabic-Indic and Western numerals in the lower exergue. |
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Kuwait's 15th National Day fell in 1976, fifteen years after the 1961 declaration of independence from British protection — not, as sometimes assumed, from full colonial rule. The sheikdom had retained internal autonomy throughout the protectorate period, making the independence moment largely a formality of foreign relations rather than a domestic rupture. Sabah III, who had served as prime minister before acceding to the amirate in 1965, authorized a limited commemorative program through the Central Bank that produced this as one of the earliest Kuwaiti silver issues struck for the collector market.
The .500 fineness is notably low for a prestige commemorative, a choice driven by silver price volatility in the mid-1970s following the collapse of the Bretton Woods system.