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5 Dinars
| Issuer | Central Bank of Kuwait |
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| Year | 1991-1994 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1960-1990 and 1991-date) |
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| Reverse description | The Seif Palace, seat of the Amir's administration, rendered in a detailed architectural vignette occupying the centre-left of the note, with a reflecting pool in the foreground. At right, an intaglio portrait medallion appears within a fine-line guilloche frame, flanked by the numeral 5 at each corner. The English legends 'Central Bank of Kuwait' and 'Five Dinars' are inscribed at top and lower right respectively, with a geometric rosette ornament at lower centre. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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This is the "liberation issue" — Kuwait's first post-occupation series, introduced after Iraqi forces were expelled in February 1991. The previous series had been looted en masse during the occupation, with Kuwaiti banknotes reportedly seized by Iraqi authorities and used or sold abroad. That contamination of the old currency supply made a complete replacement unavoidable, and the entire pre-invasion series was demonetized on short notice, giving holders a narrow window to exchange notes.
The compressed redemption deadline — publicly controversial — was designed to neutralize the looted stock before it could be reintroduced.