10 Dinars BHR Banknote (1964 ‘Arms’ Issue) 1964

10 Dinars Bahraini Dinar (Issued 1964)

Printed predominantly in a single, confident tone of deep sea green, this ten dinar note carries a crisp, relatively flat paper impression that speaks to mid-twentieth century intaglio and letterpress production methods. The colouration is consistent across both faces, with fine-line engraving work creating tonal depth through dense hatching rather than multi-colour printing. The note’s proportions suggest a generous, full-format design typical of high-denomination Gulf currency of the period. Even in circulated examples, the precision of the original engraving remains legible, a testament to the quality of the printing house engaged for Bahrain’s inaugural currency issue.

On the front, the central composition is dominated by a finely engraved scene of traditional Arabian dhow sailing vessels on calm water, rendered with considerable detail in the rigging, hull lines, and gentle wave formations below. Two vessels are clearly visible — one larger dhow under sail occupying the left and centre of the vignette, and a second smaller vessel moored or at rest to its right — together evoking Bahrain’s historic maritime heritage and its role as a pearl-diving and trading nation. To the right of the central scene sits the Bahraini state coat of arms: a shield bearing the distinctive red and white serrated division that identifies the national emblem, framed within an ornate wreath of foliage rendered in fine engraved line work. At the upper portion of the note, Arabic script presents the issuing authority’s name — the Bahrain Currency Board — in bold calligraphic lettering, while a central band of larger Arabic script reads the denomination, عشرة دنانير, meaning Ten Dinars. The serial number appears twice, once in the upper left in Arabic-Indic numerals and once in the lower right in Western numerals, both in the same deep green ink as the note body. A line of smaller Arabic text running horizontally across the upper register references the legal authority and date, with the Hijri date ١٣٨٥/٨/١ visible. A manuscript-style signature appears in the lower centre-right area, attributable to an official of the Bahrain Currency Board. The border treatment consists of repeated geometric guilloché-style patterning in fine engraved lines framing the entire composition, with corner numerals reading 10 in both upper and lower positions.

The reverse is dominated by a remarkably detailed bird’s-eye aerial engraving of a Bahraini town or urban district, depicted from a high oblique perspective that reveals a dense grid of streets, residential blocks, and open areas extending toward a coastline visible at the upper portion of the image. The engraving captures the layout of buildings, roadways, and what appears to be green planted areas or gardens rendered through fine stippling and line variation. This panoramic urban vignette fills the majority of the note’s reverse face, framed by a clean border with the numeral 10 appearing in each of the four corners within contained panels. At the top of the reverse, the issuing authority’s name is printed in clean Roman capitals: BAHRAIN CURRENCY BOARD, centred and unambiguous. At the lower centre, the English-language denomination text reads TEN DINARS in bold serif capitals. The overall reverse palette maintains the same deep green tone as the front, with the aerial vignette providing tonal variation through the density and spacing of engraved lines across the cityscape.

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