3015) Algeria: Introduction of a new denomination of 2,000 Algerian Dinars (AD), which is a part of the new "Fifth Series of Algerian Dinar Banknotes", issued by the Banque d’Algérie (Bank of Algeria): Date of Banknote issue: 02.11.2022:
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On 02.11.2022, Algeria’s Central Bank - the "Banque d’Algérie", issued new banknotes of the 2000 Dinar denomination.
Designed to commemorate the 60 years of Algerian Independence, the Banknotes were issued on the occasion of the 31st Summit of the League of Arab States, which took place in the first week of November at the International Conference Centre in Algiers.
The Front of the 2000 Dinar Commemorative Banknote showcases the Martyrs' Memorial, Algiers.
The image of the Martyr's Memorial is depicted on a horizontal frame.
The text is bilingual within the Arabic language the logo of the Bank of Algeria on the top right “دينار ألفا “, horizontally on the bottom right and in English language the face value of the denomination “TWO THOUSAND DINARS”, horizontally on the bottom left.
The number/numeral “2000” is positioned horizontally on the lower right and on the upper left.
The Arab League logo and the Algerian flag also feature on this face.
The dimensions of the banknote are 155 mm by 71.8 mm.
The predominant colours are green, blue, red, and brown.
The Martyr's Memorial, Algiers:
The "Maqam Echahid" or the "Martyrs' Memorial" is a concrete monument commemorating the Algerian War.
The monument was opened in 1982, on the 20th Anniversary of Algeria's independence.
It is fashioned in the shape of three standing palm leaves, which shelter the "Eternal Flame" under it. At the edge of each palm leaf is a statue of a soldier representing a stage of Algeria's struggle for independence.
The Martyr's Memorial is located on the heights of Algiers, in the municipality of El Madania, West of the Bois des arcades, East of Diar el Mahçoul and North of the plaza shopping center Riadh El Feth.
It overlooks the neighborhood of Hamma (common Belouizdad) and Botanical Garden Hamma (known as Jardin d'essai) in the north. The monument has been erected on the site of an ancient military fort.
More about the Martyrs Memorial:
Consisting of three stylised fins that join mid-height, the concrete monument built by the Canadian company Lavalin, based on a model produced in the Fine Art Institute of Algiers, under the leadership of Bashir Yelles, reaches a height of 92 metres (302 ft). Above the three supporting fins, at 14 metres (47 ft) from the ground, is an Islamic style turret with a diameter of 10 metres (33 ft) and a height of 7.6 metres (25 ft), topped by a dome of 6 metres (20 ft). It rests on an esplanade that burns an "eternal flame" and includes a crypt, an amphitheater and the National Museum of El Mujahid (underground).
The project to build a memorial in memory of the fallen from the War of Independence was the brainchild of President Houari Boumediene. Its implementation was, however, completed under the presidency of his successor Chadli Bendjedid.
The company Lavalin was responsible for the studies and construction of the monument. Several Algerian artists involved, like the painter Bashir Yelles, the calligrapher Abdelhamid Skander and the Polish sculptor Marian Konieczny.
The completion of the work was a real technological challenge because of the constraints inherent to the geometry of the assembly, especially the curvature of the fins, the situation of the site at the edge of a steep cliff and high seismicity of the region.
On the Back of the 2000 Dinar Banknote, in the center stands the minaret of Djamaa-Al-Djazaïr with the Hoggar mountains in the upper left corner crossed by a transparent polymer window.
At the bottom left, the mountains of the coast are represented as well as the Roman ruins of Tipaza on the right. The Natural Stone Arch is in Tassili N’Ajjer National Park.
At the bottom of the minaret of Djamaa-Al-Djazaïr are represented a palm tree and a caravan of dromedaries.
The text is bilingual within the Arabic language the logo of the Bank of Algeria on the top right “دينار ألفا “, horizontally on the bottom right and in English language the face value of the denomination “TWO THOUSAND DINARS”, horizontally on the bottom left.
The number/numeral “2000” is positioned horizontally on the lower right and on the upper left.
The dimensions of the banknote are 155 mm by 71.8 mm. The security background is composed of geometric figures, graphic numismatic micro-impressions.
The security background covers the whole surface of the banknote. The dominant tone of this face is yellowish green.
It is printed on a special watermarked substrate or paper in two layers, front and back paper. Between the two, a special transparent polymer layer has been applied.
A watermark is positioned horizontally on the lower left. It reproduces the effigy of “Emir Abdelkader”, as well as the figure of “2000”.
A “large window” type security thread is embedded in the paper. It is 5.00 mm wide, metallic, with a dynamic effect and contains micro text “1962”, on a silver background.
The issuing date 2022 is on a green background.
Djamaa el Djazaïr: is also known as the Great Mosque of Algiers (French: Grande mosquée d'Alger) and is a large mosque located in Algiers, Algeria. It houses the world's tallest minaret and is the third-largest mosque in the world after the Great Mosque of Mecca and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi of Medina in Saudi Arabia.
The mosque features a prayer hall (salat) with an area of 20,000 square metres (220,000 sq ft), capable of accommodating 120,000 worshippers.
The central nave of this hall is surrounded by colonnades, with the mihrab located to the east, made of white marble. The hall is topped by a dome with a diameter of 50.00 m (160 ft), reaching a height of 70.00 m (230 ft).
The mosque sits on a site covering 27.75 hectares (68.6 acres) and overlooks the Mediterranean Sea. The prayer hall has a capacity of 37,000 worshippers, while the structure including the compound can house up to 120,000 worshippers and has parking space for 7,000 cars.
The complex also houses a Quran school, a park, a library, staff housing area, a fire station, a museum of Islamic art, and a research centre on the history of Algeria.
The mosque also has a 265.00 m (869 ft) tall minaret, which makes it the tallest building in Africa.
It also houses an observation deck atop the minaret, which has 37 floors. The mosque is designed to withstand an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 and the structure has been specially processed to resist corrosion.
The main prayer hall has 618 octagonal columns serving as support pillars and 6 km (3.7 mi) of calligraphic writing engraved with a laser system. The dome of the prayer hall has a diameter of 50 m (160 ft) and rises to a height of 70 m (230 ft).
Banknote specifications:
The Banknote has been composed in a four-color chroma.
The security background is composed of geometric figures of graphic numismatic microprints with a background image of citizens celebrating independence, flags in hands. It covers the entire surface of the bill. The bill in vertical printing with a dominant bluish green colour.
In the middle of the bill towards the bottom is the image of the Maqam Echahid, with at the top of the monument the geographical map of the Arab world and at the base of the monument the logo of the League of Arab States.
Above the Maqam Echahid an opening in the form of a window is an optically variable object representing a golden vignette with shiny effect and colour change, representing the map of Algeria, with a crescent and a star in the center, and 3D effect.
The Watermark includes - Emir Abdelkader and electrotype 2000
The new 2000 Dinar banknote carries a novel KURZ THREAD with KINEGRAM COLORS® Technology and the striking FLUX effect.
The 4.5 mm wide security threads are embedded into the Banknotes’ Durasafe® substrate from Swiss manufacturer Landqart, which offers the possibility of large-scale windows for optimised visibility of the security thread.
The 2000 Dinar banknotes are equipped with a single big window, through which the bi-color green and silver KURZ THREAD can be observed.
The threads display a dynamic, eye-catching FLUX movement effect that enables straightforward and easy verification of the banknotes’ authenticity. Moreover, the years ‘1962’ and ‘2022’ are visible in negative microtext in the metallized areas of the thread. The green and silver colours harmonise with the banknote design and echo the colors of the Algerian national flag.
The Algerian 2000 Dinar banknote is the next outstanding example of KURZ THREADS based on KINEGRAM® Technology in banknotes issued since 2021.
KURZ THREADS and security foils with KINEGRAM® technology are superior not only in terms of their anti-counterfeiting properties, but also their visual attractiveness, offering an unrivaled versatility and a huge number of effect and colour options. KINEGRAM® stripes and patches from KURZ are also highly sophisticated and advanced, proven in circulation on billions of banknotes around the globe.
(The above Banknote is from the collection of Jayant Biswas. Banknote scanned and Post researched and written by Rajeev Prasad)
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