Qatar announces new banknote series

The Peninsula reports that the Qatar Central Bank will issue new banknotes from 18 December 2020. The new series will have denominations of 1-, 5-, 10-, 50-, 100-, 200-, and 500-riyals. 

The themes per banknote:

  • 1 riyal: traditional dhow (bateel) and the Oyster and Pearl Monument
  • 5 riyal: a desert scene with Arab horses, camel, oryxes), flora (Al Qataf) and a hair tent (buryuut hajar)
  • 10 riyal: Lusail Stadium, Torch Tower (Aspire Zone), Sidra Medicine and Education City (Qatar Foundation)
  • 50 riyal: Qatar Central Bank building and Ministry of Finance building
  • 100 riyal: Abu Al Qubaib Mosque
  • 200 riyal: Palace of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani, Qatar National Museum and Museum of Islamic Art
  • 500 riyal: Ras Laffan LNG refinery and LNG canter ship






Source of photos. Tip courtesy of Amraan Amjad.

Steven Wednesday 16 December 2020 at 1:44 pm | | news
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Amraan Amjad

Hi Steven
I would like to inform you that Oman introduced new banknote series

Amraan Amjad , - 12-01-’21 16:22
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