5 Dinars (First Kuwaiti Currency Coin "Pice") – Kuwait
Non-circulating coins
Commemoration: 130th Anniversary of the First Kuwaiti Currency Coin "Pice" (1886-2016)
Kuwait
Context
Material
References
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Numista: #100353
Value
Exchange value: 5 KWD
Bullion value: $80.37
Obverse
Description:
The 1 Baiza coin (KM#1) features the mint and date ("Struck in Kuwait 1304") within a circle. The top has an Arabic occasion inscription, and the bottom displays the Kuwaiti emblem: a dhow on a disk, supported by the Hawk of Quraish, with the state name in Arabic and English on the sides.
Inscription:
إصدَار تذكَارِي بمُنَاسَبَة مُرور ١٣٠ عَاماً عَلَى أوَّل عُملة مَعدَنيَّة كُوَيتيَّةٍ "بيزَة" ١٨٨٦-٢٠١٦
ضرب
في
١٣٠٤
الكويت
دولة الكويت
STATE OF KUWAIT دَولة الكُويت
ضرب
في
١٣٠٤
الكويت
دولة الكويت
STATE OF KUWAIT دَولة الكُويت
Translation:
Commemorative issue on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the first Kuwaiti metallic coin "Baisa" 1886-2016
Struck
in
1304
Kuwait
State of Kuwait
STATE OF KUWAIT State of Kuwait
Struck
in
1304
Kuwait
State of Kuwait
STATE OF KUWAIT State of Kuwait
Language: Arabic
Reverse
Description:
The reverse of the 1 Baiza coin (KM#1) features the tughra of Sheikh Abdullah II Al-Sabah within a circle. The occasion is inscribed in English above, and the Central Bank of Kuwait logo—a boom (dhow) sailing left—is below, flanked by the value in Arabic and English.
Inscription:
In Celebration of 130 Years Anniversary for Issuing the First Kuwaiti Currency Coin "Pice" 1886-2016
عبد الله
مصرف الكويت المركزي
5 DINARS خَمسَة دَنانير
CENTRAL BANK OF KUWAIT
عبد الله
مصرف الكويت المركزي
5 DINARS خَمسَة دَنانير
CENTRAL BANK OF KUWAIT
Translation:
In Celebration of 130 Years Anniversary for Issuing the First Kuwaiti Currency Coin "Pice" 1886-2016
Abdullah
Central Bank of Kuwait
5 DINARS Five Dinars
CENTRAL BANK OF KUWAIT
Abdullah
Central Bank of Kuwait
5 DINARS Five Dinars
CENTRAL BANK OF KUWAIT
Language: Arabic
Edge
Reeded
✨ Legendary