Yemen 100, 200, 500 & 1000 Rials 2017–2018 P-37 to P-40 UNC Set – Central Bank of Aden

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A four-note set from Yemen’s divided currency era, issued by the Central Bank of Yemen after it moved to Aden. From the dragon’s blood trees of Socotra to the Rock Palace and the gates of Old Sana’a, it is a beautiful tour of a country rarely seen by travellers.

⚡ Extreme Index: 6.0 / 10
Why it’s extreme: The notes that split a country’s money in two — issued by the Aden central bank and banned in Houthi-held Sana’a.

• History & drama (30%): 8/10
• Scarcity (25%): 3.3/10 (Numista rarity index 16/100)
• Wow factor (20%): 7/10
• Age (15%): 3/10
• Condition (10%): 9/10

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📦 Included Banknote(s):

1. 2018 Yemen 100 Rials (P-37)

2. 2018 Yemen 200 Rials (P-38)

3. 2017 Yemen 500 Rials (P-39)

4. 2017 Yemen 1000 Rials (P-40)

📖 History and Significance:
In 2016, amid the civil war, Yemen’s internationally recognised government moved the headquarters of the Central Bank of Yemen from Houthi-controlled Sana’a to Aden and began issuing these new notes dated 2017 and 2018. In December 2019 the Houthi authorities in Sana’a banned the new notes, so Yemen ended up with two exchange rates and two kinds of rial: older pre-war notes in the north and these new notes in the south, worth very different amounts. This set is a snapshot of a currency split by war.

🎨 Design Details:
100 Rials: Socotra’s dragon’s blood trees; back – mountain terraces. 200 Rials: the castle of the historic town of Zabid, a UNESCO World Heritage site; back – the landscape of Hawf in Al-Mahra. 500 Rials: the slender minaret of the Al-Muhdhar Mosque in Tarim, Hadramaut; back – Dar al-Hajar, the “Rock Palace” of Wadi Dhahr. 1000 Rials: the Sultan’s Palace in Seiyun, Hadramaut; back – Bab al-Yemen gate and the tower houses of Old Sana’a. All notes show decorative qamariya stained-glass windows and mihrab niches.

🔍 Numismatic Features:

• Size: 150 x 70 mm (100), 150 x 69 mm (200), 155 x 69 mm (500), 156 x 68 mm (1000)

• Material: Paper

• Type: Standard Circulation Banknotes (set of 4)

• Currency: Yemeni Rial

• Country: Yemen

• Issuing Authority: Central Bank of Yemen (Aden)

• Date: 2018 (1439 AH) and 2017 (1438 AH)

✅ Condition Guide:
UNC (Uncirculated). An Uncirculated note is in the same crisp state as when it left the printer: no folds, creases or handling marks, sharp corners and full original colour and sheen. Because we hold multiple quantities in inventory, the exact serial numbers will vary from the photographs. This condition guide represents our overall quality standard rather than the specific photographed note.