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20 Dinars
| Issuer | Central Bank of Kuwait |
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| Year | 1991-1994 |
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| Printer | Thomas De La Rue & Company, London, United Kingdom |
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| Reverse description | A detailed intaglio vignette of the Justice Center of Kuwait occupies the centre left, rendered in purple against a light guilloche underprint, with palm trees visible to the left of the structure. The English inscription 'Central Bank of Kuwait' runs along the top margin, while the denomination 'Twenty Dinars' appears in bold lettering at centre right, accompanied by numeral '20' repeated at upper left and lower right. Decorative guilloche medallions and geometric rosette motifs fill the remaining field. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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Kuwait's entire pre-invasion currency stock was compromised after Iraqi forces occupied the country in August 1990 and looted the Central Bank's reserves. The post-liberation series, of which this note is part, was rushed into production at Thomas De La Rue's London facility to replace the Fourth Issue notes that had been invalidated by emergency decree — a redemption window of just three weeks in March 1991 was deliberately narrow to prevent Iraqi-held stocks from being exchanged.
The tight deadline left Kuwait with a transitional series carrying provisional security specifications, which is why the watermark protection on this issue is comparatively modest against what the CBK would adopt in later printings.