1978–1984 · Gottlieb & Taito & Electromatic Brasil & Europlay & K.C. Tabart
Sinbad / Eye Of The Tiger
Known for White drop target, Yellow drop targets, Purple drop targets and Red drop targets. Stylised jungle with swirling teal and black sky, blue-green river or water band across the lower half, red splash shape left of centre, heavy black ink outlines with airbrushed shading and orange cabinet wood framing all four edges.
- Years
- 1978–1984
- Maker
- Gottlieb & Taito & Electromatic Brasil & Europlay & K.C. Tabart
Known for
- Target
White drop target
- Target
Yellow drop targets
- Target
Purple drop targets
- Target
Red drop targets
- Spinner
Center spinner
7 games under this title
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Eye Of The Tiger 1978 · Electro-mechanical · Score reels · 2 players -
Sinbad 1978 · Solid state · Alphanumeric · 4 players - Sultan 1979 · Solid state · Alphanumeric · 4 players
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EM 1978 · Electro-mechanical · Score reels · 4 players - Sinbad 1978 · Electro-mechanical · Score reels · 4 players
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Sinbad Adventures 1979 · Solid state · Score reels · 1 players -
Sahara Love 1984 · Solid state · Alphanumeric · 4 players
On the playfield
On the backglass
Who and what
- animal Giant roaring tiger head, upper left: orange fur with black stripes, yellow-rimmed green eyes, pink nose, white fangs and a lolling pink tongue, white lightning bolts radiating from the brow
- man Upper right of centre, small figure in a long red coat and tall black-and-white conical hat, standing on a rock, one arm outstretched holding a wand tipped with a white starburst
- animal Small orange wildcat or tiger head in profile, mid-right
- man Lower centre, running leftward in profile, crimson shirt, yellow-and-black tiger-striped trousers, brown hair, holding a short spear or knife
- woman Bottom right, kneeling, long black hair, white beaded or fringed top, red skirt, one arm raised, light tan skin
Setting
- Stylised jungle with swirling teal and black sky
- Blue-green river or water band across the lower half
- Red splash shape left of centre
- Heavy black ink outlines with airbrushed shading
- Orange cabinet wood framing all four edges
Text on it
- BALL IN PLAY
- EYE
- OF THE
- TIGER
- TM
- PLAYERS
- 1 TO 2
- CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME
How it plays
-
Goals 1
- Ordered Bonus X
-
Awards 1
- Purple extra ball
Made by
- Design
- Ed Krynski
- Art
- Michele "Mike" Martinelli
- Art
- Gordon Morison
Reference
Linked terms
- Center spinner also called Spinner
- Green star rollovers also called Upper star rollovers
Playfield vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Playfield Sinbad
- orange
- red
- yellow
- white
Fingerprint: Enormous painted face turbaned bearded Arab merchant orange-red robe grey-green tones centre-right, raised hand above, pink-red SINBAD title horizontally across upper, two white bumpers marked 100 like eyes, scored ladder left 10,000 to 1,000 multiplier medallions 5X through 2X
The single most memorable feature is the enormous painted portrait of a dark-bearded man in a white-and-gold turban and orange robe, his face rendered in grey-green tones and covering nearly half the lower-right playfield, with a sketched hand reaching out above him. Over his head the title SINBAD is painted in big pink-red letters. Two white circular bumpers stamped 100 sit side by side like eyes above the title, and a lit horseshoe-shaped ramp and a curving wireform ball return sweep across the top.
Setting
- Flat cream and gold ornamental backdrop of striped awnings and moorish-arch latticework
- Painted ship rigging and mast along the upper left
- White lower apron panel carrying the instruction cards and maker plate
Symbols
- Playing-card suit motifs
- Multiplier medallions 2x 3x 4x 5x
- Orange starburst target faces
- Glowing yellow lamp pegs
- Scored value ladder of round windows
- Arrows flanking the flipper-button notice
Notable shapes
- Giant painted face filling the lower right
- Horseshoe/u-shaped lit ramp across the top
- Curving chrome ball-return wire running down the left side
- Scored value ladder of ten round windows down the left-centre
- Chevron of red parallel stripes pointing down at the lower centre
Art motifs
- Striped awnings and tent canopies
- Caravan and desert ornament
- Ribbon scrollwork borders
- Black-outlined white instruction cards with red corner brackets
Themes
- Adventure
- Arabian nights
- Merchant and caravan
- Storybook illustration
Title on it
- Sinbad
Text on it
- SINBAD
- INSTRUCTIONS
- ONE, TWO, THREE OR FOUR PLAYERS - 2 BALLS PER PLAYER
- INSERT COIN AND/OR PRESS CREDIT BUTTON TO RESET MACHINE
- REPEAT FOR ADDITIONAL PLAYERS
- DROP TARGETS SCORE 3000 POINTS. LIGHTS CORRESPONDING ROLLOVERS AND TARGETS AND INCREASES BONUS VALUE
- HITTING WHITE DROP TARGET LIGHTS 2X BONUS. HITTING WHITE AND YELLOW DROP TARGETS LIGHTS 3X BONUS VALUE. HITTING WHITE, YELLOW AND PURPLE DROP TARGETS LIGHTS 4X BONUS VALUE.
- COMPLETING ALL DROP TARGETS LIGHTS 5X BONUS. HITS ALL DROP TARGETS AND SCORES BONUS IS INDICATED.
- SPINNING TARGET AND HOLLOW BUTTON SCORE 100 POINTS AND ADVANCE 3 ADVANCES ADDS ONE BONUS AND 1000 POINTS
- BONUS IS SCORED AND FEATURES RESET AFTER EACH BALL IN PLAY
- A TILT DOES NOT DISQUALIFY A PLAYER
- MATCHING LAST TWO NUMBERS IN SCORE TO NUMBER THAT APPEARS ON BACK GLASS AFTER GAME IS OVER SCORES ONE REPLAY
- SAME PLAYER SHOOTS AGAIN
- FLIPPER BUTTON ON SIDE OF CABINET
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 250,000 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 210,000 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR EACH SCORE OF 135,000 POINTS
- 1 REPLAY FOR BEATING HIGH SCORE TO DATE
- D. Gottlieb & Co.
- A Columbia Pictures Industries Company
- 165 W. LAKE STREET, NORTHLAKE, ILLINOIS 60164
- 5000 & BONUS
- 1000 & BALL
- 5000 BONUS
- WHEN LIT
- 100
- POINTS
- ADD BONUS
- ADVANCE
- BONUS MULTIPLIER
- 10,000
- 9000
- 8000
- 7000
- 6000
- 5000
- 4000
- 3000
- 2000
- 1000
- 5X
- 4X
- 3X
- 2X
- MANY CREDITS
- 1 PLAY
- 4 CREDITS
- 3 PLAYS
- 2 PLAYS
- 5 CREDITS
- 5 PLAYS
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Enormous painted head and shoulders of a dark-bearded middle-aged arab merchant, white-and-gold striped turban with a gold forehead ornament, heavy black eyebrows, grey-green shading across the face, wearing an orange-red robe; a large sketched hand with spread fingers reaches forward above his head |
| Other | Small painted helmeted warrior figure in a green and orange costume at the upper right of the playfield, near the top rollover lanes |
A full view of a 1970s-style electro-mechanical playfield seen through its backbox glass, dominated by a huge painted face of a turbaned, bearded Arab merchant in an orange-and-red robe, with a drawn-in hand raised and a gold-trimmed headscarf filling the centre-right. A large pink-and-red serif title reading SINBAD runs horizontally across the upper middle, partly hidden behind two round white pop-bumper caps marked 100. Across the top arc sit rollover lane panels reading 5000 & BONUS, 1000 & BALL, 5000 BONUS and WHEN LIT, with five yellow-glowing lamp pegs below them and orange-and-yellow striped ramps flanking both sides. The left third carries a tall scored ladder from 10,000 down to 1,000 beside multiplier medallions 5X, 4X, 3X, 2X and the caption BONUS MULTIPLIER, plus ADvANCE, WHEN LIT and POINTS circles. Playfield furniture includes four yellow-sleeved drop targets, two red star-burst target banks, slingshots, a horseshoe-shaped metal ball guide and a wood-framed backbox showing red 4-player score reels.
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass Eye Of The Tiger
- orange
- teal
- red
- yellow
Fingerprint: "EYE OF THE TIGER": enormous snarling orange tiger head with white fangs and pink tongue, lightning bolts, running crimson-shirted man with tiger-striped trousers, regal figured in red coat with wand
The most memorable element is the enormous roaring tiger head filling the upper left quadrant, with white lightning bolts firing from its forehead and a red-and-yellow logo stacked diagonally across its open jaws. Second is the running man in a crimson shirt and tiger-striped trousers lunging leftward across the blue-green river in the lower centre. Third is the small red-coated, cone-hatted figure standing on a rock at the top, holding a star-tipped wand. Fourth is the pair of stacked two-window score displays on the right, each window split by a printed comma, framed in red with yellow curled arrow ornaments.
Setting
- Stylised jungle with swirling teal and black sky
- Blue-green river or water band across the lower half
- Red splash shape left of centre
- Heavy black ink outlines with airbrushed shading
- Orange cabinet wood framing all four edges
Symbols
- Lightning bolts
- White starburst on a wand
- Yellow curled arrow scrollwork
- Tiger stripes as lettering outline
- Red ink splash
- Fleur-de-lis style arrows
- Score windows with printed commas
Lettering
- Hand-inked comic display lettering: tall condensed yellow letters with red inline shading and a heavy black outline for the first word, small black block capitals for the middle words, and a jagged explosive red capital word with a thick yellow and black outline for the last word, all set on a rising diagonal; a small white cursive script word sits above the title
Themes
- Tiger
- Jungle
- Adventure
- Pulp serial
- Hunting expedition
Title on it
- Eye of the tiger
Text on it
- BALL IN PLAY
- EYE
- OF THE
- TIGER
- TM
- PLAYERS
- 1 TO 2
- CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Animal | Giant roaring tiger head, upper left: orange fur with black stripes, yellow-rimmed green eyes, pink nose, white fangs and a lolling pink tongue, white lightning bolts radiating from the brow |
| Man | Upper right of centre, small figure in a long red coat and tall black-and-white conical hat, standing on a rock, one arm outstretched holding a wand tipped with a white starburst |
| Animal | Small orange wildcat or tiger head in profile, mid-right |
| Man | Lower centre, running leftward in profile, crimson shirt, yellow-and-black tiger-striped trousers, brown hair, holding a short spear or knife |
| Woman | Bottom right, kneeling, long black hair, white beaded or fringed top, red skirt, one arm raised, light tan skin |
Hand-inked comic-book jungle scene, photographed at an angle inside an orange-painted cabinet. A huge snarling tiger head fills the upper left: orange fur with black stripes, yellow-rimmed green eyes, pink nose, a wide black mouth of white fangs and a lolling pink tongue, white lightning bolts zigzagging from its brow. The title overlaps its jaws - a small cursive word above, a tall yellow-to-red gradient word with black outline, a small block word, and a large jagged red word outlined in yellow and black, all set on a rising diagonal. Upper right, a small regal figure in a long red coat and tall black-and-white conical hat stands on a rock, arm outstretched holding a wand tipped with a white starburst; a second small orange wildcat head perches mid-right. Lower centre, a man in a crimson shirt and yellow-and-black tiger-striped trousers runs left holding a short spear; a woman in a white fringed top and red skirt kneels bottom right with one arm raised. The background is a swirling teal and black jungle sky with a red splash and a blue-green river band. Four white score windows sit in a stacked pair at right, in red and teal panels with yellow arrow scrollwork.
Backglass Sinbad
- red
- orange
- dark green
- gold
Fingerprint: SINBAD in huge red block letters with white-black outline, flaming ram's head with giant gold curled horns on black pedestal at top, encircled by billowing orange flames and dark green smoke, huge green serpent with red gaping mouth and forked tongue coiling left, spitting flame, elderly wizard in crimson robe left, turbaned man with scimitar centre, woman in red bikini right, cream-gold winged horse head lower centre.
The single most memorable element is the flaming ram's head with giant gold curled horns bursting from a black pedestal at top centre, encircled by billowing orange flames and dark green smoke that fills the whole sky. Second is the huge green serpent with a red gaping mouth whose neck coils right across the left side of the glass, spitting a forked flame-tongue at the elderly red-robed wizard. The third is the centred 'SINBAD' logo in giant red block letters with heavy white-and-black outline, tucked between the sword-wielding turbaned man and the woman in the red bikini top. Also striking: the cream-and-gold jewel-browed winged horse head rising at lower centre-left.
Setting
- Black sky filled with swirling smoke and flame
- Black stone plinth at top centre
- Sandy ochre ground with scattered gold domes and treasure at the bottom
Symbols
- Ram head emblem
- Curved scimitar
- Wand
- Serpent
- Winged horse
- Flames
- Gold domes
- Scrollwork borders
- Ball-in-play shield
Lettering
- Main title in very large red sans-serif block capitals with thick white and black outline and drop shadow; 'gottlieb's' above it in a smaller white script with black outline; lamp legends in plain condensed capitals, orange for 'game over', deep red for 'shoot again' and 'tilt', pink for 'high game to date'.
Themes
- Fantasy
- Sword and sorcery
- Arabian nights
- Genie
- Magic
- Adventure
Title on it
- Sinbad
Text on it
- Gottlieb's
- SINBAD
- GAME OVER
- SHOOT AGAIN
- TILT
- HIGH GAME TO DATE
- NUMBER TO MATCH
- BALL IN PLAY
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 966 170
- 0 10
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Heraldic ram's head at top centre, orange fur, two huge spiralling gold horns, staring straight ahead |
| Other | Elderly man, long white hair and full white beard, crimson robe with wide gold patterned mantle hem, holding a thin wand up in his right hand, lower left |
| Animal | Giant green serpent with red gaping mouth and forked tongue, long neck coiling from the left edge across to centre |
| Creature | Cream-and-gold winged horse head with red and jewel-studded browband, rising at lower centre-left |
| Man | Black-haired, black-bearded man in a yellow-gold robe and red turban with jewel, right arm raised holding a curved silver scimitar, centre right |
| Woman | Dark-skinned woman at far right, white-and-teal head wrap, red bikini top and skirt, gold armbands and anklets, looking left towards the man |
A wide, roughly symmetrical airbrushed comic-style backglass on a black background. At top centre a heraldic ram's head with huge curled gold horns and orange fur stares forward, rising out of a black stone plinth or cauldron from which orange-red flames and dark grey-green smoke swirl outward across the whole upper half. Two arched blue-green digital score windows sit high left and high right, flanked by ornate gold scrollwork, each with a red player number (1 and 2 visible, 3 and 4 inboard of them). Four figures line the lower half: at far left an elderly white-haired, white-bearded wizard in a flowing crimson robe with a gold-hemmed mantle, raising a thin wand; beside him a huge green serpent head with a red open mouth and a long curling neck; centre-right a black-haired, black-bearded man in a yellow-gold robe and red turban brandishing a curved silver scimitar; at far right a dark-skinned woman with a white-and-teal head wrap, red bikini top, gold arm and ankle bands. A large cream-and-gold winged horse head with a jewel in its brow peers up from lower centre-left. The main logo, centred, reads 'Gottlieb's' in small script over 'SINBAD' in huge red block letters with white and black outlines. Blue rectangular 'NUMBER TO MATCH' window and a yellow 'BALL IN PLAY' shield sit below it. Dominant colours: red, orange, dark green, gold.
Backglass EM
- purple
- red
- gold
- black
Fingerprint: Shooters SINGBAD: Red-and-white logo centres between two confronting figures, scarlet-robed man from behind with white turban, lean yellow-clad swordsman with raised scimitar and red turban, golden beaked bird pinned between them, purple night-sky background, comic-book airbrushed style, bold reds yellows golds.
A red-and-white script-and-block logo reading 'Shooters SINGBAD' sits dead centre between two confronting figures: a scarlet-robed, white-turbaned man seen from behind on the left and a lean yellow-clad man with a red turban brandishing a raised scimitar on the right. A golden beaked bird with huge spread wings is pinned between them. Four white rectangular score windows in two stacked rows, each pair flanked by green slide-rule bezels with yellow player numbers 1-4, dominate the upper half. A cream 'PLAYERS' instruction panel and a curved 'SHOOT AGAIN' ribbon run down the left edge.
Setting
- Deep purple and black night sky backdrop with cloud-like swirls
- Painted stone or desert ground at the lower edge in tan and ochre
- Arched architectural shape behind the upper score windows
Symbols
- Four green plastic slide-rule bezels
- Yellow player numerals 1, 2, 3, 4
- Curved scimitar sword
- Spreading golden bird wings
- Ribbon scroll banner
Lettering
- Logo in yellow cursive script over large slanted red capitals with white and black drop shadow; supporting text in small condensed block capitals on cream panels
Themes
- Adventure
- Fantasy
- Sword-and-sorcery
- Airbrushed illustration
Title on it
- Shooters singbad
Text on it
- Shooters
- SINGBAD
- PLAYERS
- SHOOT AGAIN
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 42940
- 0000
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Man | Far left, back to viewer, wearing a voluminous scarlet red robe with white trim and a white turban |
| Creature | Golden-brown beaked bird with large spread feathered wings, clawed feet, facing left, positioned just left of the central logo |
| Man | Right of centre, lean build, yellow/gold tunic, red turban, red sash and leggings, lunging left with a raised curved scimitar in his right hand |
| Woman | Far right edge, slim, long dark hair, gold two-piece outfit, standing upright facing slightly left |
Painted backglass with a deep purple and black night-sky background, overlaid with two horizontal rows of four white rectangular score windows (reel-style number displays) and four green plastic slide-rule bezels marked with yellow player numerals 1, 2, 3 and 4. Down the left edge sits a cream instruction panel headed 'PLAYERS' over small boxed numerals, and below it a curved ribbon scroll reading 'SHOOT AGAIN'. In the centre, a logo reads 'Shooters SINGBAD' - the word 'Shooters' in flowing yellow script above 'SINGBAD' in large slanted red capitals with white and black outline. Four figures line the lower half: at far left a man in a voluminous scarlet robe and white turban, seen from behind; beside him a golden-brown beaked winged bird creature with spread feathery wings; at right a lean man in a yellow tunic, red turban and red sash, lunging left with a raised curved scimitar; and at the far right edge a slim woman in a gold two-piece outfit with long dark hair. Dominant colours are purple, red, gold/yellow and black, in a bold airbrushed comic-book style.
Backglass Sinbad Adventures
- red
- orange
- gold
- blue
Fingerprint: Gold script title reading Sinbad ADVENTURES beneath sitting under horned monstrous face top band, beside it towering orange-red robed figure enormous folded mantle fills entire lower-left quadrant, bearded man turban brandishes curved dagger centre gold-clad woman standing right, score reels showing 03190000 run across top glass
A gold script title reading Sinbad with ADVENTURES beneath, sitting under a horned monstrous face in the top band. Beside it, a towering orange-red robed figure whose enormous folded mantle fills the entire lower-left quadrant of the art. A bearded man in a turban brandishes a curved dagger in the centre, with a gold-clad woman standing to the right. Score reels showing 0,3 1,9,0 0 0 run across the top of the glass.
Setting
- Deep crimson and maroon smoky sky
- Hazy pale blue blade and cloud streaks
Symbols
- Curved dagger
- Coiled snake
- Monster head
- Score numeral 5
- Chrome reel windows
Lettering
- Large gold brush script title with black drop shadow, smaller gold serif capitals as subtitle
Themes
- Fantasy
- Adventure
- Sailor
- Sea
- Monsters
Title on it
- Sinbad
Text on it
- Sinbad
- ADVENTURES
- 0,3 1,9,0 0 0
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Other | Very large orange-red robed figure on the left, seen from behind/side, one arm raised, sweeping a huge folded orange mantle with red lining across the whole lower-left corner |
| Man | Stocky bearded man centre-left in gold and yellow robes with a wrapped turban, holding a curved dagger, mouth open |
| Woman | Slim woman right of centre in a gold two-piece costume with dark hair, standing full length, one arm lifted |
| Monster | Large horned monstrous head with greenish eye in the upper band, plus a coiled snake-like form and clawed shapes |
Photographed backglass in a pale cream cabinet, the painted panel a rounded-corner rectangle set within a white border. A horizontal row of mechanical score reels runs across the top, showing digits 0,3 1,9,0 0 0 on cream wheels with black numerals in chrome-trimmed windows; a second vertical stack of small reels sits at the upper left. The art is airbrushed fantasy illustration on a deep crimson and maroon background streaked with smoke and pale blue blade shapes. Left of centre a large orange-red robed figure sweeps a vast folded mantle across the lower-left corner, arm raised. Beside them stands a stocky bearded man in gold and yellow robes and a wrapped head-turban, gripping a curved dagger. Right of centre a slim woman in a gold two-piece costume stands full length, dark hair, one arm lifted. Above the title a monstrous horned head and a snake-like coil loom in the upper band. The title SINBAD is lettered in large gold script with a black shadow, ADVENTURES in smaller gold capitals beneath it. A blocky red numeral 5 sits low centre-left.
Backglass Sahara Love
- red
- yellow
- blue
- black
Fingerprint: Sahara and Love in red brush script white outline, photorealistic close-up dreamy young woman long auburn hair head tilted back, pale male face upside-down top right corner, four blue seven-segment score windows numbered 1-4 red yellow frames, painted camel caravan desert bottom centre, rows black-white leopard-head border motifs, rectangular backglass
A photorealistic close-up of a dreamy young woman with long auburn hair, head tilted back, dominating the whole backglass under the title. A large pale male face peers down from the top right corner, upside-down relative to the viewer. Four blue seven-segment score windows numbered 1-4 in red and yellow square frames, with a small extra '900' window low centre. A painted camel caravan tableau in a yellow desert across the bottom centre. The border is packed with rows of small black-and-white leopard or cheetah-head motifs.
Setting
- Desert with yellow sand and rocky outcrops
- Dark night sky behind the title
- Blue patterned backdrop on the right
- Black border band with repeated animal-head motifs
Symbols
- Repeating leopard/cheetah head border motifs
- Red and yellow numbered square inserts 1-4
- Seven-segment score displays
- Rocky desert outcrops
Lettering
- Large red brush script with thick white outline and drop shadow, 'sahara' arched at upper left and 'love' slanted across upper centre
Themes
- Desert
- Romance
- Camel caravan
- Arabian nights
- Moonlit
- Adventure
Title on it
- Sahara love
Text on it
- Sahara
- Love
- 210 250
- 080 000
- 000 000
- 900
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Young adult, photorealistic painted face and shoulders, long wavy auburn hair, head tilted back with chin raised, open eyes, red lips, dreamy expression; fills centre-left of the panel |
| Man | Large pale male face entering from top right, seen from below and looking downward, only head and brow visible above the title |
| Other | Figure at far left edge in blue-and-white drapery with a striped head covering, partially cropped |
| Other | Tall robed figure at right in blue and white garments with a head wrap, seen from behind, arms at sides |
| Animal | Standing pale camel at lower right in profile, facing left |
| Animal | Several camels and pack animals in the bottom-centre caravan painting with two small riders |
| Other | Dark human silhouettes among rocks in the bottom-centre caravan scene |
Rectangular backglass set in a light wood cabinet frame with an orange-red inner border. The title 'Sahara' is lettered in large red brush script with a white outline at the upper left, and 'Love' in the same red-and-white script across the upper centre. Behind the lettering is a photorealistic painted close-up of a young woman with long wavy auburn hair, head tilted back and chin raised, eyes open and expression dreamy, filling most of the panel. At top right is the underside of a large pale male face looking downward, next to a blue-and-white robed figure seen from behind. The lower centre contains a small painted camel caravan scene with riders and animals against a yellow desert, flanked by a standing pale camel on the right and dark rocky silhouettes. Four blue seven-segment score windows (000 000, 210 250, 080 000, 000 000) sit in red-and-yellow bordered cut-outs, numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4, with a small blue '900' centre window below.