5 Dinars BHR Banknote (2016–2018 ‘Thick Marks for the Blind’) 2016-2018

5 Dinars Bahraini Dinar (Issued 2016-2018)

Among the most immediately recognisable features of this Central Bank of Bahrain issue is its series of bold tactile marks — thick raised elements deliberately incorporated for the visually impaired, setting this 2016–2018 print run apart from earlier editions of the same denomination. A currency specialist examining this note would first register the confident architectural composition dominating the obverse, rendered in a cool, sophisticated palette of steel blue, slate grey, and soft teal. The incorporation of Islamic geometric ornament alongside a prominent historic fortress image gives the note a distinctly Bahraini cultural identity that repays close examination. The note’s clean print quality and crisp security features confirm it as a current-series denomination in active circulation.

On the front, the central design is dominated by a detailed engraved vignette of what appears to be a traditional Bahraini fortified structure — a multi-storey historic building with crenellated walls, arched openings, and a prominent tower, rendered with fine intaglio linework in deep blue and grey tones, evoking the texture of aged stone with considerable artistic precision. To the left of this architectural scene, a further fortified wall or tower section is visible, reinforcing the historical and heritage theme. The upper right carries the issuing authority’s name in Arabic script — مصرف البحرين المركزي — presented in bold, authoritative lettering, with additional Arabic text below referencing the legislative authority under which the note is issued. A serial number, reading 0ε774001, appears prominently in the upper section, printed in a dark blue typeface. The denomination numeral “5” is displayed in the upper left in a large, stylised format incorporating geometric ornamentation, repeated again in Arabic-Indic numerals at the lower left within an intricate panel of Islamic latticework rendered in gold and blue. The lower centre carries the denomination in Arabic script — خمسة دنانير — set within a guilloché band of geometric patterning in golden amber tones that runs horizontally across the base of the note, providing a warm contrast to the cooler blue upper field. A windowed security thread is visible on the right-hand side, running vertically and bearing repeated microtext. The right margin incorporates the thick tactile bar marks — the identifying feature of this specific issue — printed as bold horizontal dashes in dark ink to assist blind and partially sighted users in denomination identification. A holographic or colour-shifting element is visible in the upper right quadrant, appearing as a small reflective oval device.

The reverse presents an assured composition celebrating Bahrain’s petroleum industry against a background of delicate guilloché patterning in pale blue and turquoise. The title “Central Bank of Bahrain” is printed in clear Roman capitals in the upper centre, with a green and blue circular logo or seal of the Central Bank positioned immediately to its left. To the upper right, a stylised geometric rosette in warm gold tones provides decorative balance. The primary vignette occupies the central and right portion of the note and depicts, in finely detailed blue intaglio engraving, an oil pump jack in full operation alongside associated wellhead infrastructure — pipework, valves, and support structures — all rendered with strong tonal contrast and technical draughtsmanship. To the left of the oil machinery, a large industrial facility — most likely a desalination or refinery plant — is depicted in a similarly detailed engraved style, showing rows of horizontal structures and vertical elements suggestive of processing infrastructure. The denomination “FIVE DINARS” is printed in clear, spaced capitals in dark blue ink along the lower centre of the note. Repeated watermark-style numeral “5” characters cascade across the right-hand margin in a column of progressively toned blue print, serving as a decorative security device. A column of thick black tactile bars is visible on the left edge, mirroring the obverse and confirming the accessibility design of this issue. The overall colour scheme of the reverse — pale blue, teal, and gold — is harmonious and consistent with the contemporary Central Bank of Bahrain design language.

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