The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has unveiled a blind-recognition feature, which is included in the new Bahrain banknotes to be introduced soon by the CBB.

The new banknotes will be issued in the existing denominations of BD20 ($7.56), BD10, BD5, BD1 and BD1/2. No change is being made to the coins in circulation.

“The new family of banknotes includes, for the first time, a special feature to enable people with impaired vision to easily recognize each new banknote,” said director, currency issue, at the CBB, Farid Zubari.

A series of short, raised lines, indicating the value of the note, appear at the top right on the front of each note. The BD1/2 has one line; BD1 has two lines; BD5 has three lines; BD10 has four lines and BD20 has five lines.

CBB  also unveiled a special brochure in Braille, which provides information about the new banknotes. The brochure has been produced by the CBB in conjunction with the Saudi-Bahraini Institute for the Blind (SBIB).

The CBB presented 500 copies of the Braille brochure to board member, SBIB, Noora Mohammed Al Mannai and director of the SBIB Abdul Wahid Khayat.

Students of SBIB also got a chance to feel and touch the new banknotes, to familiarise them with the blind-recognition feature.

The CBB will begin releasing the new banknotes into circulation in the coming few weeks, at a date to be announced soon. – TradeArabia News Service