Central Bank of Kuwait: Twenty KD Note

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Watermark

It depicts the Head of a Falcon when the banknote is held up against a source of light.

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Front

Thread

A shiny silver metallic thread that appears as a series of vertical disconnected dashes at the front. When the banknote is held against light, the thread appears as a solid line.

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Front

Hologram

The outline shape represents the Head of a Falcon containing a group of alternating images of Dhows and the Value Numerals of the note in Arabic figures.

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Front

Microlettering

A micro-text line in which the title of 'Central Bank of Kuwait' is repeated in Arabic at the front, and in English at the back of the banknote.

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Front - Back

Latent Image

Vignette of a Cannon is used as supporting ornament to carry the latent image which represents the Value Numeral "20". It becomes visible when the note is held up to the light and is tilted up and down at an acute angle at eye level.

Visible On

Front

Ultraviolet

Visible On

Front - Back

Details

Value
Twenty KD Note
Dimensions
160mm x 68mm
Dominant Colour
KHAKI GREEN
Principal Subjects (Front)
- Vignette of Red Fort at Jahra
- Vignette of a Cannon at the Red Fort
Principal Subjects (Back)
- Vignette of the Central Bank of Kuwait Building
- Vignette of a Gateway in the Old Wall of Kuwait City