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Arab amateurs win banknote prizes
In January 2024, the American company BMG announced the results of its global banknote collection competition, which revealed that a number of Arab collectors and Arab collections in general achieved honorable results and top rankings worldwide, including the award for best banknote collection among all currency collections…
February 1, 2024Coins at the Qatar 2022 World Cup
Official Commemorative Coins for the Qatar 2022 World Cup: To mark the Qatar 2022 World Cup, the Qatar Central Bank, in cooperation with MDM Germany, the FIFA licensee for minting commemorative coins, is pleased to announce the launch of the commemorative coinage program. This program includes 24 legal tender commemorative coins, which will be released for sale in two phases and made available worldwide, in addition to…
April 6, 2022New measures for banknotes
On December 15, 2020, De La Rue announced the development of a new security technology for banknotes, which was being used for the first time on newly issued banknotes from the Qatar Central Bank. The new technology, dubbed Nexus, is an embedded strip designed for use in mid- to high-denomination issues. It is 18 mm wide and is embedded in…
December 29, 2020Fifth issue of the Qatari currency
The fifth series of Qatari Riyal banknotes, issued on December 18, 2020, is now in circulation. The overall colors and design of the banknotes are shown. Source: Qatar Central Bank (QCB). Images of the new Qatari currency – fifth series – and security features are also included.
December 10, 2020