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Bahrain P16x, 20 Dinars, UNAUTHORIZED ISSUE, gate / mosque, 1998, UNC
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BAHRAINPick#..................... 16x
Banknote Book # 211b
Denomination ..... 20 Dinars
Date...................... 1998
Condition…...…. UNC
Comments…....... Bab Al Bahrain gate on front. Ahmed Al Fateh Islamic Center Mosque in Manama on reverse. 2nd image is viewed under UV (Ultraviolet) light, showing security ink.
Watermark: Arabian Oryx (3rd image)
A confidence trick began in late 1997 when several men successfully portrayed themselves as representatives of the Bank of Bahrain to the South African representative of Ciccone Calcografica, an Argentinian security printer based in Buenos Aires. On 2 December 1997 they met senior officials of Ciccone Calcografica in Buenos Aires and presented a forged order for 20-dinar notes from the Bahrain Monetary Agency. A contract for Ciccone Calcografica to supply 20-dinar notes was subsequently signed on 13 January 1998. Bahrain was forced to withdraw all 20 Dinar notes and issue a new design 20 Dinar note.
Printer: Ciccone Calcofrafica, Argentina
Image is not exact note in lot.
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