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1/2 Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz Hejaz and Nejd and Dependencies, countermarked '65'
| Issuer | Hejaz and Nejd and Dependencies |
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| Year | 1946 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ضرب في حجة ١٣٤٨ |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays multiple lines of Arabic calligraphic inscriptions in thuluth script arranged concentrically across the field. The Hijri date ١٣٤٨ (1348 AH) appears prominently in the lower portion of the coin in large, clear Arabic-Indic numerals. Additional legends in the upper field record the royal titulature and mint formula. The composition of the field is entirely typographic with no figurative imagery, consistent with Islamic numismatic tradition. |
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The countermark '65' — denoting 1365 AH — was applied to existing half qirsh pieces as a cost-efficient remonetary measure, avoiding a full new striking while updating the coin's official authorization for continued circulation. Saudi Arabia in this period was still consolidating its monetary infrastructure following the unification of Hejaz and Nejd under Ibn Saud in 1932, and ad hoc countermarking was a practical solution to coin shortages without the overhead of a new mint run.