The Republic of Yemen or Yemen was once a nation divided between the north (Yemen Arab Republic) and the south (Aden Protectorate). The two nations united in 1990 after years of hostility, and hereafter became known as the Republic of Yemen. In 2018, Yemen released 200 Rials p38 note. It is a delightful, orange colored note featuring both Arabic and English text. The front of the note shows Zabid castle and has a denomination as a registration device. The back of the note displays a hillside in Hauf National Park. The watermark is Yemen’s coat of arms and electrotype.
Zabid is one of the oldest towns in Yemen and was the capital of Yemen from the 13th to the 15th century. Named after Wadi Zabid (Zabid Valley), Zabid was the center for Islamic education on religion and science. The University of Zabid used to receive Islamic students from all over the world. This ancient walled city is listed on the List of World Heritage in Danger. UNESCO reported that 40% of the housing and historical buildings have been replaced by new buildings, and that the remaining ancient sites are in a worsening state. Unfortunately, with the Yemen Civil war, preservation of the city has been put on the back burner.
The coat of arms of Yemen or Emblem of Yemen was adopted in 1990. The coat of arms shows a golden eagle with a scroll in its talons. On the scroll is الجمهورية اليمنية which is translated as the Republic of Yemen. The front of the eagle depicts a shield that shows a coffee plant and the Marib Dam with waves below. On each side of the eagle is the Yemen flag.
The 200 Rials note is brightly colored and is sure to catch your eye. It shows Zabid castle which was once a glorious city that is now slowly deteriorating, and a scenic picture of a hillside in Hauf National Park. This striking note is our current featured note and will be offered at a discounted price for a limited time.
Country: Yemen
Denomination: 200 Rials
Pick #: 38
Year: 2018
Grade: UNC
Other Info: (BNB# 132)
Coloration: Orange/Peach
Depictions: Zabid Castle; Hillside in Hauf National Park
Note Size: 6″ x 2 3/4″
Continent: Asia and the Middle East
Watermark: Coat of arms
Roberts World Money 
Robert hi,
A question for you. What are your thoughts regarding the acquisition of The Banknote Book by Greysheet? I notice you mostly use Pick numbers. I know next to nothing about The Greysheet folks.
Just thought I would ask? Thank you.
Galen
Robert hi,
A question for you. What are your thoughts regarding the acquisition of The Banknote Book by Greysheet? I notice you mostly use Pick numbers. I know next to nothing about The Greysheet folks.
Just thought I would ask? Thank you.
Galen
Hi Galen,
Thanks for your question. Robert has been away for the past few days and just got back today. He will get back to you as soon as possible.
Thanks,
Kelly
Galen
Thank you for a great question. Sadly, not had enough time to really look at this. Whilst it is a little frustrating – I can’t blame Owen for his move. I think that it could be good in one way as they will have a vested interest to keep the site current and always improving – as they must have spent a lot buying it. However, this brings the downside as to recoup their outlay I see the price going up.
With all this though – I feel the BNB is a great resource and for me selling notes it is a must have and compared to the SCWPM book it is a 100% improvement.
Greysheet has been around a long time and are mostly geared to the coin world – but it could be advantageous as they are one of the leaders in their field. OF course, not selling coins I have never really had much use for their publication.
Hope this helps and whilst I will continue to use pick numbers as long as the industry does, I am trying now to run TBB# in conjunction with pick numbers. I feel maybe one day TBB#’s will take over – but I won’t be around when this happens I am sure. Of course one can hope.
Thanks again – Robert