Dilmun Pearl

An island harbour linking Mesopotamia, Oman and the Indus.

Back of Dilmun Pearl: the Dilmun Gulf entrepôt trade tradition, how a note would work, and the traits of Noun #96 — Back · the tradition

Security Edition v2

The same note set like a banknote: full engraved portrait of Noun #96, guilloche, watermark, thread, foil stripe and microtext, all printed art. What's on it

Security Edition front of Dilmun Pearl: a line-engraved portrait of the full actual Noun #96 in a guilloche oval beside a watermark window, thread and holographic-look stripe — Security Edition · front

Security Edition back of Dilmun Pearl: a color medallion of Noun #96 in a guilloche rosette, with the note's story — Security Edition · back

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The tradition · c. 2300–1600 BCE

Dilmun Gulf entrepôt trade

Qal'at al-Bahrain was the capital and harbour of Dilmun (c. 2300–1600 BCE), where merchants from Ur paid in textiles, grain and oil for copper from Magan and goods from the Indus.

Source: Qal'at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun (UNESCO World Heritage Centre) ↗

How a note would work

Pearls are earned by relaying goods between a network's member groups and spent on goods any member offers. They are never bought or cashed out.

Design concept inspired by this tradition, not issued by or for the people who keep it. Not legal tender, not for sale, no cash value, no redemption and no investment rights.

Front SVG ↓ Back SVG ↓ Machine edition

PlaceQal'at al-Bahrain, Bahrain
Erac. 2300–1600 BCE
RegionAfrica & the Middle East
UnitPearl · Pearls
Face value3 Pearls
SerialGB-G014-N0096
NounActual Noun #96 ↗
Why this NounBahrain's waters have been famous for pearl oysters since antiquity, so Dilmun gets the oyster.
Headoyster
Glassessquare fullblack
Bodybege crt
Accessoryshirt black
Seedbg 0 · body 1 · acc 81 · head 144 · glasses 7