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Kuwait
 
    
 

 

Country overview

 

 

Dâwlat al-Kuwayt
Capital Kuwait
Population (millions) 2.6
Area (sq km) 17,820
GDP per capita (USD PPP) 55,900

 

 

Polymer overview

 

 

Country ranking 5th All varieties 4
Year of the first polymer issue 1993 Proof 0
Number of polymer issues 2 Specimen 1
Current status Paper Regular 2
New polymer issues expected? No Replacement 1

 

 

General information

 

 

 

The Central Bank of Kuwait

 

 

 

 
Governor Finance Minister

Sheikh Salem AbdulAziz Al-Sabah
(01.10.86 to date)
Sheikh Nasir Abdullah Al-Rodhan

Sheikh Ahmed Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah
 

 

 

 

The Central Bank of Kuwait Annual reports: 1994/95, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08.

 

Eastern Arabic numerals:
 

 

Bank notes for sale (additional offers)

 

 

Basic varieties of bank notes can be purchased further down this page from the bank notes' tables.

 

This table shows additional offers:

 

PIC REF. DESCRIPTION PRICE BUY
S1R1 PCS1. 1 Dinar. Year 1993.
Note in folder. [PCS1] Image		 €14.00
S2R1 PCS2. 1 Dinar. Issued in 2001.
Note in folder. [PCS2] Image		 €13.50
 

 

Bank notes

 

COUNTRY REF. CURRENCY DENOMINATION SIZE PICK PRINTER POLYMER
Kuwait S1 Dinar 1 160x68 PCS1 NPA Guardian®

REF. DATE SIGNATORY DESCRIPTION PRICE PICS
S1S1 February 26, 1993 Al-Sabah-Al-Rodhan SPECIMEN; serial number AA 000000 €475.00
 F  B
S1R1 February 26, 1993 Al-Sabah-Al-Rodhan [PCS1] €12.00
 F  B
S1Z1 February 26, 1993 Al-Sabah-Al-Rodhan REPLACEMENT; serial number CK 000091 [PCS1] €105.00 F  B
 

 

Issued on 26.02.93. Commemorative note on the occasion of the 2nd anniversary of Liberation Day of the State of Kuwait. Text on obverse includes: This is not legal tender. 3 million S1 notes were issued.

 

 

Prefix chart for Kuwait S1
S1S1

S1R1

 S1Z1
AA CA CB CC CK

CA, CB and CC serial number prefixes were used on S1R1. Additionally, CK prefix was used on S1Z1 and AA prefix was used on S1S1.

 

 

All replacement notes have the same serial number CK 000091.

 

 

Kuwait, 1 Dinar, issued in 1993. Not a legal tender. Issued in commemoration of the Second Anniversary of the Liberation Day. The sovereignty of the State of Kuwait was restored, following the Iraqi occupation, on the 26th of February 1991. The liberation of Kuwait was achieved by the 34 countries of the United-Nations-sponsored Allied Coalition, all named on the front of the note. Front: A map of Kuwait at centre and the Coat of Arms of Kuwait at top right. Back: Burning oil wells at left and the Seif Palace, the Amir’s administrative headquarters at centre. Scenes of joyous reunion and celebration after the liberation at right.

 

The three brown dots found at the centre-right on the obverse are actually three Kuwaiti islands (Kubbar, Qaruk and Umm Al-Maradin from North to South). While the main off-shore island of Failakka is clearly shown in colours conforming with the mainland, the three lesser islands seem to be added later, as a separate printing process.

 

COUNTRY REF. CURRENCY DENOMINATION SIZE PICK PRINTER POLYMER
Kuwait S2 Dinar 1 160x68 PCS2 NPA Guardian®

REF. DATE SIGNATORY DESCRIPTION PRICE PICS
S2R1 February 26th 2001 Al-Sabah-Al-Sabah [PCS2] €11.50
 F  B
 

 

Issued on 26.02.01. Commemorative note on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Liberation Day of the State of Kuwait. Text on obverse includes: Not A Legal Tender. Only CB prefix has been used. 1 million S2 notes were issued.

 

 

Specimen notes are believed not to exist for S2.

 

 

Kuwait, 1 Dinar, issued in 2001. Not a legal tender. Issued in commemoration of the tenth Anniversary of the Liberation Day. This note signifies the cycle of development and progress after the liberation of Kuwait, restoring the social and economic activities to their normal levels of pre-invasion Kuwait. It is also a token of the Kuwaiti people's rejoicing for the day of victory and liberation. Front: The Coat of Arms of Kuwait at right. Back: A harbour scene of Kuwait City at centre. A Kuwaiti soldier holding the national flag at left. A girl drawing four doves as a symbol of peace on the wall at right.