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50 Dinars 5th Islamic Summit Conference
| Issuer | Central Bank of Kuwait |
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| Year | 1987 |
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| Reference(s) | X#7, Fr#5, CBK#8 |
| Obverse description | Central Bank of Kuwait logo at center, depicting a boom dhow (traditional Arabian sailing vessel) in left profile with a small flag at the stern, rendered in fine relief against a polished field. The legend CENTRAL BANK OF KUWAIT appears in Latin characters, with the Arabic equivalent بَنك الكُوَيت المَركزي inscribed alongside, forming a bilingual surround to the central device. |
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| Reverse description | At center, the emblem of the Fifth Islamic Summit Conference, consisting of a stylized crescent encircling a geometric knotwork device symbolizing Islamic unity, set within a polished field. A Quranic verse in Arabic script curves along the interior of the crescent. The outer border bears a bilingual and trilingual legend in Arabic, English, and French, reading FIFTH ISLAMIC SUMMIT CONFERENCE - KUWAIT and CINQUIÈME CONFÉRENCE ISLAMIQUE AU SOMMET - KOWEÏT, with the Arabic مؤتمر القمة الإسلامي الخامس above and دولة الكويت below, all enclosed within an ornamental chain border. A depiction of the Kuwait Liberation Tower appears at the base of the central device. |
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Kuwait hosted the 5th Islamic Summit Conference in January 1987, a meeting overshadowed by the ongoing Iran-Iraq War and its destabilizing effect on Gulf states — Kuwait itself was actively funding Iraq and would soon face Iranian-sponsored attacks on its shipping. The commemorative issue was part of a short series of gold dinars the Central Bank produced for major diplomatic events, struck in 22-karat gold at extremely low mintages intended entirely for presentation and collector purposes rather than any circulation role.
The .9167 fineness places this squarely in the 22-karat standard used across most Kuwaiti gold commemorative issues of the period.