The First Polymer Notes all over the world 5
Indonesia:
- Currency: Rupiah
- Denomination: 50,000
- Issue Year: 1993
- Polymer rank: 15
- Size: 153 x 77 mm
- Printer: NPA
- Substrate: Guardian®
- Type: Circulating commemorative (obsolete)
50,000 Rupiah, issued in 1993. This bank note was issued to commemorate 25 years of Indonesian development, i.e., the success of the first long-term 25-year development period, beginning in 1969 and ending in 1994. Front: President Soeharto (resigned in 1988) as the Father of Indonesian Development with the representation of various sectoral developments (culture, agriculture, infrastructure, education and chemical industry) in the background. Back: Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and a Garuda Indonesia Boeing 747-400 airplane taking off, illustrating that the Indonesian development is entering the process of taking off.
Isle of Man:
- Currency: Pound
- Denomination: 1
- Issue Year: 1983
- Polymer rank: 8
- Size: 135 x 67 mm
- Printer: BWC
- Substrate: Tyvek®
- Type: Circulating (obsolete)
1 Pound, issued in 1983. Front: At right, Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state by virtue of her title, the Lord of Mann. In the center, the coat of arms of the Isle of Man, three legs (triskelion) conjoined on a red shield, surmounted by a crown and encircled with the motto, Quocunque Jeceris Stabit . Back: Tynwald Hill, which is believed to have been a meeting place for the Celtic midsummer assembly, hence the Celtic cross representing the sun god, Lugh. Tynwald, the Manx parliament, is the oldest parliament in continuous existence in the world.
- Currency: Sheqel
- Denomination: 20
- Issue Year: 2008
- Polymer rank: 91
- Size: 138 x 71 mm
- Printer: OFS
- Substrate: Guardian®
- Type: Circulating (obsolete)
20 Sheqalim, issued in 2008. Star of David in the clear window. Front: At right, Moshe Sharett (1894-1965), the second prime minister of Israel and one of the signers of Israel's Declaration of Independence. In the background, a picture of the ceremony of the unfurling of the Israeli flag at the UN building in New York on May 12th, 1949 and the text from the speech given by Sharett on that occasion. Back: Picture of Jewish Brigade volunteers during WWII and of a pre-State look-out tower. Over the picture, text from Sharett's radio address after his return from a visit to the Jewish Brigade in Italy.
- Currency: Dinar
- Denomination: 1
- Issue Year: 1993
- Polymer rank: 14
- Size: 160 x 68 mm
- Printer: NPA
- Substrate: Guardian®
- Type: Non-circulating commemorative (obsolete)
1 Dinar, issued in 1993. Not legal tender. Issued in commemoration of the second anniversary of the Liberation Day. The sovereignty of the State of Kuwait was restored, following the Iraqi occupation, on the February 26th, 1991. The liberation of Kuwait was achieved by the 34 countries of the United Nations sponsored Allied Coalition, all named on the front of the note. Front: A map of Kuwait at center and the coat of arms of Kuwait at top right. Back: Burning oil wells at left and the Seif Palace, the Amir's administrative headquarters at center. Scenes of joyous reunion and celebration after the liberation at right.
Lebanon:
- Currency: Livre
- Denomination: 50,000
- Issue Year: 2013
- Polymer rank: 132
- Size: 140 x 77 mm
- Printer: DLR
- Substrate: Safeguard™
- Type: Circulating commemorative (obsolete)
50,000 Livres, issued in 2013. This bank note commemorates 70 years of Lebanese independence (the end of French colonial rule in 1943). Cedar tree in the clear window. Front: At left, the Citadel of Independence in Rashaya. Under the French Mandate, on November 11th, 1943, Rashaya witnessed the arrest and the imprisonment of the Lebanese national leaders in its citadel by the Free French troops. Following the national and international pressure, on November 22nd, 1943, the prisoners were released and that day was declared the Lebanese Independence Day. At right, a stylized flag of Lebanon. Back: At right, the Lebanese flag and map.
Libya:
- Currency: Dinar
- Denomination: 1
- Issue Year: 2019
- Polymer rank: 0
- Printer: DLR
- Substrate: Safeguard™
- Type: Circulating commemorative (obsolete)
1 Dinar, issued in 2019. This banknote commemorate the 8th anniversary of the revolution. Front: Building of Central Bank of Libya (Tripoli) at right with engravings of the building at the centre. A Clear window at right depicts iconic resistance leader Omar Mukhtar (1862-1931) also known as »The Lion of the Desert«. Omar was a leader of native resistance against Italian colonization of Libya for nearly twenty years until his death. Back: Arch of Marcus Aurelius, ancient Roman triumphal arch from the ancient city of Oea, modern Tripoli. The Brega Oil Refinery, who serves as a major export hub for Libyan oil, at left.
Malaysia:
- Currency: Ringgit
- Denomination: 50
- Issue Year: 1998
- Polymer rank: 28
- Size: 152 x 76 mm
- Printer: NPA
- Substrate: Guardian®
- Type: Circulating commemorative (obsolete)
50 Ringgit, issued in 1998. Issued to commemorate the XVI Commonwealth Games, held in Malaysia in 1998. Front: The first king of Malaysia, Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong, at right. Prominent landmarks of the Kuala Lumpur (KL) city skyline in the center: the Petronas Twin Towers, the KL Tower, and the Malayan Railway Administration Building in the Moorish colonial style. The KL International Airport is featured as the central backdrop. The artist's impression of the Multimedia Super Corridor connecting KL to Putrajaya, Cyberjaya and the new KL International Airport at right. Back: The Stadium Utama Bukit Jalil.
Maldives:
- Currency: Rufiyaa
- Denomination: 5,000
- Issue Year: 2015
- Polymer rank: 0
- Size: 165 x 80 mm
- Printer: DLR
- Substrate: Safeguard™
- Type: Non-circulating commemorative (obsolete)
