Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani -  20 dirham

Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani - 20 dirham

Year
1968
Face Value
20
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Personalities

Catalogs References

Michel
QA 343
Yvert & Tellier
QA 152B
Stanley Gibbons
QA 242

Technical Details

Colors
Black
Size
44 x 34 mm
Perforation
14
Printing
Offset lithography
Printers
Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd
This definitive stamp serves as a foundational piece of national identity and administrative statehood. The fine bi-colored engraving features a central portrait of the sovereign ruler, Sheikh Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, dressed in traditional regional attire and agal, framed elegantly by a classical arched architecture motif with symmetrical floral rosettes at the corners. This formal composition carries a clear message of political sovereignty, institutional continuity, and national governance.