Oman, 2020
100Rial
One Hundred Baisa Banknote
- Country
- Oman
- Issuer
- Central Bank of Oman
- Issue year
- 2020
- Type
- Horizontal note
- Material
- Paper
- Size
- 120 × 63 mm
- Signature
- Chairman of the Board of Governors
- Serial
- W/16 0 3 7 0 5 2 8
Currency Information
The story
The front shows the green terraces of Jabal al-Akhdar, while the back shows coconut trees along a falaj, two symbols of how Omanis farm in a dry land. Jabal al-Akhdar (“the Green Mountain”) is known for terraced gardens cut into steep slopes. The aflaj (plural of falaj) are ancient gravity-fed channels that carry mountain water to villages and farms; five of them were listed by UNESCO as World Heritage in 2006. The khanjar and crossed swords, drawn large on the front, form Oman’s national emblem and stand for the country’s heritage and identity. The note belongs to the new set of denominations (20, 10, 5, 1 and half rial, and 100 baisa) issued by the Central Bank of Oman in 2020.
Front
Green terraces of Jabal al-Akhdar mountain, large khanjar (curved dagger) with two crossed swords, small coat of arms of Oman at upper left, khanjar-shaped registration device, pointed-arch (mihrab-style) panel, Islamic geometric star patterns, Arabic texts "البنك المركزي العماني", "مائة بيسة" and the legal-tender line, signature caption "رئيس مجلس المحافظين" (Chairman of the Board of Governors), date cartouche "١٤٤١ هـ / ٢٠٢٠ م".
Back
Grove of coconut trees along a falaj (traditional water channel), village houses and mountain behind the trees, small khanjar device, Islamic geometric star patterns, repeated “CENTRAL BANK OF OMAN” microtext band, date cartouche “1441H / 2020G”, text “CENTRAL BANK OF OMAN”.
Watermark
Omani coat of arms with electrotype Arabic “100”
