CBK marks national occasions with commemorative coins

Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) has always been keen to mark the country’s national occasions in a special manner by means of minting commemorative coins and banknotes bearing creative inscriptions of national emblems, and gold and silver engravings. Since it was established, the CBK has issued a total of 40 gold and silver coins and commemorative pieces marking unforgettable occasions that would remain engraved in the national memory.

Over recent years, the National Day and the Liberation Day, which fall on February 25th and 26th respectively, have had the lion’s share of the CBK’s minted coins, based on their paramount historical and national significance.

In 1991, a national coin in both gold and silver forms was minted on the occasion of the first anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait, with “Free Kuwait” inscriptions being on one side and some Quranic verses on the other side. In 1996, the CBK introduced a new couple of gold and silver pieces to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the National Day, followed by two more later in the same year to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Liberation Day.

More coins were minted in 2001 and 2006 to mark the country’s national festivals. It then issued a heptagonal gold and silver piece bearing engravings of Kuwait Towers to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the National Day.