Despite being independent territories, Qatar & Dubai were merged for monetary purposes, the joint currency (Riyal), coming into being in September 1966.
Issued in Six denominations, (One, Five, Ten, 25, 50 & 100 Riyals), the banknotes circulated for just Seven years, prior to Qatar issuing it's own Riyal, and Dubai using the United Arab Emirates Dirham.
The obverse of all denominations bear images of a Dhow, oil derrick and palm trees, the reverse of each prominently featuring the denomination.
The 25 & 50 Riyal notes were the least required, with the numbers issued declining each year, until a slight increase in the numbers printed in 1972. By the late 1990s the number of outstanding 25 Riyal notes stood at less than 1,600 a figure unlikely to reduce further as the notaphilic value is substantially greater than the face value.
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