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1/10 Ahmadi Riyal - Ahmad
| Issuer | North Yemen |
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| Year | 1951 |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by a large open crescent, its horns pointing upward, enclosing the accession date AH 1367 in Arabic numerals. Surrounding Arabic inscriptions fill the field between the crescent and the milled border, incorporating the royal titulature of Imam Ahmad. The overall design is executed in a bold, traditional Islamic calligraphic style with a granular inner border of pellets framing the legends. |
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| Reverse lettering | ١٣٧٠ |
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The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen operated in near-total economic isolation through much of Imam Ahmad's reign, with silver coinage minted domestically at Sana'a using rudimentary equipment that produced notoriously inconsistent planchets. This fractional issue was struck to a standard tied to the Maria Theresa Thaler, the coin that dominated commercial exchange across the Arabian Peninsula far more reliably than any domestic emission.