Catalog
1/2 Dhofari Rial - Said
| Issuer | Sultanate of Muscat and Oman |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Weight | 14.03 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field is dominated by a bold, multi-line Arabic legend occupying the central area, reading the name and title of Sultan Sa'id bin Taimur of Muscat and Oman. This central inscription is enclosed within an elegant circular wreath of olive branches, their leaves and berries rendered with decorative naturalism, meeting at the top and base of the design. The wreath itself is set within the milled border that runs around the entire circumference of the coin, framing the composition in a formal, ornamental manner. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Said bin Taimur issued this coin under the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman at a moment when Dhofar — the southern province from which this denomination takes its name — was barely integrated into the wider sultanate. The Dhofari rial series was a localized currency, reflecting the practical reality that Dhofar operated almost as a separate administrative unit, with Said ruling it as an inherited personal fief more than a fully governed territory. Currency reform in the region was slow and politically fraught; Indian rupees and Maria Theresa thalers circulated freely alongside official issues for decades.
The .500 fineness was a deliberate concession to silver costs, not a minting standard Said inherited unchanged.