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1/2 Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz Hejaz and Nejd and Dependencies
| Issuer | Hejaz and Nejd and Dependencies |
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| Year | 1928 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | عبد العزيز السعود ملك الحجاز ونجد وملحقاتها (Translation: Abd al-Aziz al-Sa`ud King of Hejaz, Nejd and dependencies) |
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| Reverse lettering | نصف قرش ١/٢ ١٣٤٦ (Translation: Half Qirsh 1/2 1346) |
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The "Hejaz and Nejd and Dependencies" title on this coin reflects a transitional moment in Ibn Saud's consolidation of the Arabian Peninsula — the kingdom would not be formally renamed Saudi Arabia until 1932. This issue was struck at the Bombay Mint under contract, as the nascent state lacked its own minting infrastructure. The Bombay connection is confirmed by the absence of a mint mark, consistent with that facility's practice for foreign contract strikes of this period.