100 Riyals QAT Banknote (1996 Issue) 1996

100 Riyals Qatari Riyal (Issued 1996)

The 1996 issue of the 100 Riyals banknote was released during a period of significant institutional development for Qatar, as the Qatar Central Bank consolidated its role as the nation’s principal monetary authority following its establishment in the early 1990s. This note represents a defining chapter in Qatar’s modern financial identity, issued at a time when the country was rapidly expanding its economic infrastructure on the back of its natural resource wealth. The 1996 series carries particular historical weight as it reflects the visual and monetary language Qatar adopted to project stability and nationhood to the international community. It has since been withdrawn from circulation and replaced by later series.

On the front, the note is presented in a warm palette of olive greens, muted golds, and pale rose tones, with the central space dominated by the denomination inscription in Arabic script — مائة ريال — rendered in large, flowing calligraphy against an elaborate multicoloured guilloché rosette of interlocking concentric rings in green, red, yellow, and blue, providing both decorative complexity and a primary anti-counterfeiting measure. To the upper left, a geometric star-pattern ornament appears in a square cartouche, rendered in dark olive tones. The name of the issuing authority, مصرف قطر المركزي (Qatar Central Bank), is printed in Arabic script across the upper portion of the note within a decorative panel bordered by fine repeated geometric motifs. To the right of centre, the national emblem of Qatar is prominently displayed — a dhow sailing vessel set against a backdrop of crossed swords and palm trees within a circular device — engraved with fine intaglio detail in dark brown tones. Flanking both sides of the note are intricate foliate scroll patterns in muted green, incorporating stylised leaf and floral designs that fill the margins. The serial number 570014 appears twice on the face — once in the upper left area and once in the lower centre — printed in red numerals, accompanied by Arabic prefix characters. Two signature lines appear below the central denomination text, indicating the Governor and another senior official of the Qatar Central Bank, with the Arabic titles clearly printed beside them. Denomination numerals of 100 appear at the lower left and lower right corners in dark ink. A security thread is embedded vertically through the note and is partially visible as a dark stripe running through the paper substrate.

The reverse is printed primarily in rich brown and warm beige tones against a background of fine guilloché line work that fills the entire field with a subtle wave pattern. The centrepiece of the reverse is a detailed architectural engraving of the Qatar Central Bank headquarters building — a modernist, multi-storey structure with a gridded glass-and-concrete façade, rendered with careful intaglio precision showing horizontal banding and structural pillar details. To the left of the building, a mature tree is depicted in fine engraved line work, its branches extending upward and to the right. A domed structure is partially visible to the right of the main building, consistent with the broader architectural complex. Decorative vertical border panels appear on both the left and right edges of the reverse, featuring repeated interlocking geometric and foliate motifs in the same brown tone. The text “QATAR CENTRAL BANK” is printed in spaced capital Roman letters across the upper portion of the note, and “ONE HUNDRED RIYALS” is printed in the same style along the lower edge, both in clear, authoritative typography. The numeral 100 appears at the upper left and at the lower right in bold print. A small square geometric ornament is positioned in the upper right corner within a fine-lined cartouche.

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