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BAHRAIN
Bahrain officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is island country in the Persian Gulf. The sovereign state comprises a small archipelago centered around Bahrain Island, situated between the Qatar peninsula and the north eastern coast of Saudi Arabia. It is 765.3 km2 in size, making it the third-smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore
100 Fils 2008
Obverse: bearing the Official Crest
Reverse: shows the value
Denomination Specifications
Weight: In 2.50 gm, Diameter: In 15.00 mm, Thickness: 1.90 mm
Out 3.50 gm Out 24.00 mm
25 Fils 2008
Obverse: bearing the Dilmon Seal
Reverse: shows the value
Denomination Specifications
Weight: 3.50 gm, Diameter: 20.00 mm, Thickness: 1.50 mm
Bahrein Current Coins (Fils - BD)
50 Fils 2008
Obverse: bearing the Bahrain Dhow
Reverse: shows the value
Denomination Specifications
Weight: 4.50 gm, Diameter: 22.00 mm, Thickness: 1.60 mm
10 Fils 2008
Obverse: bearing the palm tree
Reverse: shows the value
Denomination Specifications
Weight: 3.35 gm, Diameter: 21.00 mm, Thickness: 1.48 mm
5 Fils 2008
Obverse: bearing the palm tree
Reverse: shows the value
Denomination Specifications
Weight: 2.50 gm, Diameter: 19.00 mm, Thickness: 1.30 mm
BAHRAIN
Country in the Middle East
The dinar (sign: .د.ب or BD; code: BHD) is the currency of Bahrain. It is divided into 1000 fils. The dinar was introduced in 1965, replacing the Gulf rupee at a rate of 10 rupees = 1 dinar. It is usually represented with three decimal places denoting the fils.
Bahraini dinar
Half Dinar banknote 2008
Dimensions 154 x 74 mm
Material paper
Colour Brown, Orange, Peach
The half dinar banknote from Bahrain features an aerial view of the racing track at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. Also pictured on the BD 1/2 dinar bill is the Old Bahrain Court in the Bahraini capital Manama.
1 Dinar banknote 2008
Dimensions 154 x 74 mm
Material paper
Colour Red
Arabian racing horses are pictured galloping on the One Dinar banknote from Bahrain. The BD1 note also features the Pearl and Sail monument that used to stand on the Pearl Roundabout, as well as Bahrain’s first school, Al-Hidaya Al-Khalifia school for boys in Al Muharraq.
5 Dinars banknote 2008
Dimensions 154 x 74 mm
Material paper
Colour Blue
The blue-coloured 5 Bahraini dinar note features Bahrain’s first oil well and a view on the industrial complex of Aluminium Bahrain, also known as ‘Alba’. The buildings on the English language side of the BD5 bill are Shaikh Isa bin Ali House and Riffa Fort.
10 Dinar banknote 2008
Dimensions 154 x 74 mm
Material paper
Colour green
The portrait on the green coloured 10 Bahraini Dinars banknote is that of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain. The bridge featured on the reverse side of the BD10 bill is the Shaikh Isa Causeway near Seef.
20 Dinars banknote 2008
Dimensions 154 x 74 mm
Material paper
Colour Brown/light blue
The highest valued banknote in the Gulf State of Bahrain is the 20 dinars banknote. On the obverse side is a picture of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain. The reverse side of the BD20 bill features the Ahmed Al Fateh Mosque in the Bahraini capital of Manama.
Manama City
Bahrain
Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 157,000 people. Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population. After periods of Portuguese and Persian control and invasions from the ruling dynasties of Saudi Arabia and Oman, Bahrain established itself as an independent nation during the 19th century period of British hegemony.
Manama became the mercantile capital, and was the gateway to the main Bahrain Island and designated as the capital of Arab culture for the year 2012 by the Arab League.
Area: 27 km2, Time zone: GMT+3, Driving side: left, Calling code: +973