½ Dinar

Features

Issuer	Kuwait
Issuing bank	Central Bank of Kuwait (بنك الكويت المركزي)
Emir	Sabah IV Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (2006-2020)
Type	Standard circulation banknotes
Years	2014-2023
Value	½ Dinar ½ KWD = USD 1.62
Currency	Dinar (1960-1990 and 1991-date)
Composition	Paper
Size	120 × 68 mm
Shape	Rectangular
Issued	29 June 2014
Number	N# 205409
References	P# 30 Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes). , TBB# 230 Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).

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Series: ND (2014) Issue

Obverse

Kuwait Towers. Coat of arms at center upper right. Denomination at upper left and bottom right corners.

Scripts: Arabic, Latin

Lettering:
١/٢
بنك الكويت المركزي
نصف دينار

Reverse

Hawksbill sea turtle and silver pomfret fish.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CENTRAL BANK OF KUWAIT
1/2
HALF DINAR

Watermark

Falcon and electrotype denomination.
The note also has cornerstone watermarks, see the comments section

Signatures

Mohammed Yousef Al-Hashel (MYAH)	Governor
Salem Abdulaziz Al Sabah (SAAS)	Finance Minister
Anas Khalid Al Saleh (AKAS)	Finance Minister
Manaf Abdulaziz Al Hajeri (MAAH)	Finance Minister

Printer

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

Comments

https://www.delarue.com/media-center/central-bank-of-kuwait-launches-the-6th-issue-of-kuwaiti-dinars-designed-and-printed-by-de-la-rue

Under backlight the note can be seen to have cornerstone watermarks. These cornerstones have a connection from one side to the other, on the long side of the note:

The note has a solid security strip windowed into five pieces on the reverse. Under backlight the whole strip can be seen and read. It has “CBK 1/2” repeated on it:

UV activity on a P#230a note at 365nm:

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Date	Signatures	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
ND (2014)	MYAH, SAAS					P# 30a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).		0%
ND (2014)	MYAH, AKAS	$ 1.80	$ 1.90	$ 2.30	$ 3.70	TBB# 230a Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes). , P# 30a Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Prefix/suffix: BF/01 - BF/102	87%
ND (2014)	MYAH, AKAS					TBB# 230as Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes). , P# 30s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (10 volumes).	Specimen, Overprint in Arabic	0.3%
ND (2023)	MYAH, MAAH					TBB# 230b Owen W. Linzmayer. The Banknote Book (4 volumes).		1.5%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Katz Auction 193 Lot 223	5 May 2026	ND (2014) MYAH, AKAS – TBB# 230a, P# 30a – Prefix/suffix: BF/01 - BF/102	UNC	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 147 Lot 2262	17 Dec 2024	ND (2014) MYAH, AKAS – TBB# 230a, P# 30a – Prefix/suffix: BF/01 - BF/102	UNC	Unsold
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Katz Auction 147 Lot 2263	17 Dec 2024	ND (2014) MYAH, AKAS – TBB# 230a, P# 30a – Prefix/suffix: BF/01 - BF/102	UNC	USD 5.77 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 137 Lot 1664	11 Sep 2024	ND (2014) MYAH, AKAS – TBB# 230a, P# 30a – Prefix/suffix: BF/01 - BF/102	UNC	USD 5.77 (EUR 5.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 121 Lot 791	18 Apr 2024	ND (2014) MYAH, AKAS – TBB# 230a, P# 30a – Prefix/suffix: BF/01 - BF/102	UNC	Unsold
© Katz Coins Notes & Supplies Corp.
	Katz Auction 113 Lot 2584	17 Feb 2024	ND (2014) MYAH, AKAS – TBB# 230a, P# 30a – Prefix/suffix: BF/01 - BF/102	UNC	Unsold
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