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20 Dinars
| Issuer | Bahrain Monetary Agency |
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| Year | 1993 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1965-date) |
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| Obverse description | The central vignette presents an intaglio rendering of the Bab al-Bahrain Gate, positioned to the right of centre against a multicolour guilloche underprint, with arabesque ornamental panels flanking the Bahrain coat of arms placed below the gate. The issuer's title in Arabic script occupies a decorative cartouche at the top, beneath which the denomination appears in both Arabic letters and numerals, accompanied by the Chairman's signature line. Serial numbers are printed in red at the lower centre and vertically along the left margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | مؤسسة نقد البحرين ورقة نقدية صادرة بموجب القانون رقم ٢٣/١٩٧٣ عشرون ديناراً رئيس مجلس مؤسسة النقد |
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The Bahrain Monetary Agency's second series, of which this is part, replaced the first issue following Bahrain's decision not to join the proposed Gulf monetary union that had been under intermittent discussion since the late 1970s. The 20 Dinar denomination has always sat at the top of Bahraini circulation — there is no 50 or 100 Dinar equivalent in this series — making it the functional high-value workhorse rather than a ceremonial large denomination.
Thomas De La Rue's production for this series is notably tight in registration, and fading of the intaglio on heavily circulated examples is the most common condition issue collectors encounter.