Kuwait New Banknotes 5 Dinars bank note 2014 Central Bank of Kuwait
Obverse: State Emblem of Kuwait and vignette of the New Central Bank Building.
Reverse: Vignette of an Oil Refinery and vignette of an Oil Tanker.
Dimensions: 140 mm x 68 mm
Dominant Colour: Purple
Economy, Finance and the Oil Industry; With its powerful pyramid steel structure, the Central Bank of Kuwait’s newly constructed building portrayed on the banknote’s front side represents the Bank’s objectives of ensuring resilience, stability and a sound monetary policy. The back of the banknote shows off one of Kuwait’s oil refineries and a tanker as a testament to Kuwait’s precious source of prosperity.
Spark: When tilted, waves shape changes colour with orbital effect (front only).
Spectrum: When tilted, you will see circles in the solid art print (front only).
Watermark: Hold the Banknote up to the light and you will see the falcon watermark with brighter value of the banknote.
Thread: Tilt the Banknote and you will see the security thread changes colour (back only).
See-through: Hold the Banknote up to the light and you will see the incomplete shapes that combine to form the banknote value.
Raised Ink: Feel the raised ink of the numeral on the front and the back of the banknote. In addition, you can feel the raised ink of the visually impaired symbols.
Ultra Violet: Under a UV lamp, fluorescent elements became visible.
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Sixth Issue
The Sixth Issue of the Kuwaiti Currency was unveiled at a celebration event on May 19, 2014, and was released into circulation on June 29, 2014. The sixth issue of the Kuwaiti Dinar banknotes employs a clear and elegant structure throughout the entire series, using visual representations of nationally significant elements and economic accomplishments that are all grounded on one unified background that is of the Kuwaiti flag. The banknotes feature iconic and culturally significant buildings on the front while the backside illustrates Kuwait’s accomplishments and economic milestones throughout history. The new banknotes were also designed with the visually impaired in mind. The banknotes’ values are larger in size and the raised print aids the visually impaired in distinguishing each banknote from the other.
The sixth issue of the Kuwaiti Dinar banknotes includes the most advanced security measures such as innovative printing processes, color changing features and visual elements that become visible upon tilting the banknote.