Description and research notes
Earliest circulation variety of the Omar al-Mukhtar 10 Dinars, struck on imported banknote paper with the Arms watermark and released before the lower-margin Arabic legal line was standardized. The omission signals how quickly production moved from approval proof to press—printer and issuer prioritized delivery while regulatory text lagged behind.
For study, this P-37a is the clean baseline: the intaglio key plate and underprint geometry match the final design, letting you isolate the later inscription as a discrete typographic addition rather than a re-engraving. Plate-fresh inking and full guilloches make it ideal for side-by-side comparison with the corrected legend variety.