½ Dinar White coat of arms

Features

Issuer	Kuwait
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Kuwait (بنك الكويت المركزي)
Emir	Jaber III al-Ahmad al-Sabah (1977-2006)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Year	1968 (1968-1980)
Value	½ Dinar (½ KWD)
Currency	Dinar (1960-1990 and 1991-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	127 × 68 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Demonetized	30 September 1991
Number	N# 202701
References	P# 12 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).

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Series: Law of 1968: "White Underlayed Arms" Issue

Obverse

Kuwaiti Emblem depicting a golden falcon (Hawk of Quraishi) and a Boom Sailing Ship (Dhow).

Kuwait Towers

Signed: Salem Abdul Aziz Sa'ud al-Sabah Jassa, Mohammed al-Kharafi

Script: Arabic

Reverse

Mina Al-Shuwaikh Port

Script: Latin

Lettering: central bank of Kuwait

Watermark

Dhow (Arab sailing vessel)

Signatures

Hamza Abbas (HA)	Governor
Abdul Rahman al-Atiquel (ARA)	Finance Minister
Abdul Latif al-Hamad (ALH)	Finance Minister
Abdul Wahab al-Tammar (AWT)	Governor
Ali al-Khalifa al-Sabah "1st type" (AKS")	Finance Minister
Salem Abdul Aziz Sa'ud al-Sabah (SAASS)	Governor
Jassam Mohammad al-Kharafi (JMK)	Finance Minister

Printer

De La Rue (Thomas de la Rue; Thomas De La Rue & Co.; TDLR), London, United Kingdom (1821-date)

Comments

Prefix denominators #30 - #37 were looted by Iraqi soldiers and have a lower value.
All notes dated 1968 (١٩٦٨) on obverse, but all notes were printed from 1980-1991.
https://www.cbk.gov.kw/en/banknotes-and-coins/banknotes/third-issue

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Date	Signatures	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1968	HA, ARA					P# 12a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Overall ornate underprint	12%
1968	HA, ALH					P# 12b Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).		5%
1968	AWT, AKS"					P# 12c Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).		6%
1968	SAASS, JMK	$ 1.40	$ 2.70	$ 3.30	$ 4.00	P# 12d Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Clear margins at the top and bottom	66%
1968	SAASS, JMK				$ 15	P# 12x Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Looted/Contraband notes (S/N Prefix 30-37)	3%
1968 (1980)						P# 12s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Specimen	0%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 147 Lot 2251	17 Dec 2024	1968 SAASS, JMK – P# 12d – Clear margins at the top and bottom	UNC	USD 18.58 (EUR 16.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 113 Lot 2578	17 Feb 2024	1968 SAASS, JMK – P# 12x – Looted/Contraband notes (S/N Prefix 30-37)	UNC	USD 15.09 (EUR 13.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Katz Auction 99 Lot 3494	31 Oct 2023	1968 SAASS, JMK – P# 12x – Looted/Contraband notes (S/N Prefix 30-37)	UNC	USD 5.80 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 87 Lot 1345	21 Jun 2023	1968 SAASS, JMK – P# 12x – Looted/Contraband notes (S/N Prefix 30-37)	UNC	Unsold
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 76 Lot 2019	28 Jan 2023	1968 SAASS, JMK – P# 12x – Looted/Contraband notes (S/N Prefix 30-37)	UNC	Unsold
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 56 Lot 2228	12 Mar 2022	1968 SAASS, JMK – P# 12x – Looted/Contraband notes (S/N Prefix 30-37)	UNC	Unsold
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 71 Lot 3822	30 Nov 2022	1968 SAASS, JMK – P# 12x – Looted/Contraband notes (S/N Prefix 30-37)	UNC	USD 16.25 (EUR 14.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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