Every Bahraini layout in ChequeMaster shares one feature that sets the whole country apart from its neighbours: the date prints into separate boxes, one character each, rather than as a single continuous field.
Across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman, every supported layout uses one date field. In Bahrain, all four do the opposite. If you have set up cheques elsewhere in the Gulf, this is the difference to expect.
National Bank of Bahrain cheque at a glance
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Size | 178 x 90 mm |
| Date | Boxed digits (DD MM YYYY, one per box) |
| Amount in words | Two lines |
| Payee | One line |
| A/C payee crossing | Not configured |
| Date format | DD/MM/YYYY |
Why boxed digits need more care
A single date field tolerates a millimetre or two of drift — the text just sits slightly off-centre. Boxed digits do not: each character has its own small box, and a horizontal offset puts digits on the box divisions instead of inside them. A date that reads clearly at a glance becomes one a teller queries.
So on Bahraini cheques, spend the extra minute on the test print and look specifically at the date row. Get the left margin right and everything else follows.
Three decimals for the Bahraini dinar
BHD is divided into 1,000 fils. Set decimal digits to 3 in Settings — at the default of 2, BHD 5.750 prints as 5.75.
Bahrain shares this with Kuwait and Oman. The UAE, Saudi and Qatar all use two.
All four Bahraini banks
All at 178 x 90 mm with boxed dates: National Bank of Bahrain, BBK, Al Salam Bank and Ithmaar Bank. One size for the country means one margin setup covers all of them.
