500 Riyals
Qatar · Qatar Central Bank
The Qatar 500 Riyals is the highest denomination of the Fifth Issue series released into circulation on December 18, 2020, with some printings dated 2022. The Fifth Issue was designed to modernize Qatari currency while celebrating the country's economic heritage, particularly its world-leading liquefied natural gas industry centered at Ras Laffan Industrial City. The 500 Riyal note made history as the first banknote in the world to carry the Nexus optical security tape, a compact and highly secure marking developed by De La Rue. The series also introduced the first holographic security thread in the Middle East on this denomination.
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ReasonIssued as the highest denomination in Qatar Central Bank's modernized Fifth Issue banknote series, showcasing Qatar's economic identity and energy industry.
DesignObverse: Qatar coat of arms, traditional ornamental gate, geometric patterns, and Qatari flora. Reverse: Ras Laffan LNG refinery and LNG carrier ship at Port of Ras Laffan.
Security featuresWorld-first Nexus compact optical tape, first holographic security thread in the Middle East, holographic patch with Dreama flower motif, hybrid paper-polymer substrate, color-shifting ink, watermark of the State of Qatar crest, and raised print for the visually impaired.
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