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50 Riyals
| Issuer | Qatar Central Bank |
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| Year | 2020-2022 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by traditional Islamic geometric guilloche underprint in shades of maroon and gold, with the State of Qatar flag vignette and the Dreama floral motif integrated into the design. An ornate gate representative of historical Qatari architecture appears as a central design element, alongside Arabic and Latin inscriptions identifying the issuing authority. The denomination numeral is rendered in bold intaglio print at the right, framed by intricate latticework borders. |
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| Protection description | The State of Qatar Crest and denomination numerals visible as watermark; embedded security thread with microprinting. |
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Qatar's shift to hybrid substrate for this series was a deliberate modernization push, moving away from the cotton-linen paper stock that had defined Qatari notes for decades. De La Rue's hybrid product — polymer-coated cotton blend — offers improved durability in the Gulf's punishing climate without the full transition to polymer that some Gulf states had already made.
The TBB#222 reference places this firmly in the transitional 2020–2022 window, a period when Qatar was simultaneously managing the FIFA World Cup 2022 infrastructure spending and the final stages of the Saudi-led blockade's economic fallout — both of which influenced currency demand projections.