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1/4 Anna - Faisal beaded central circle
| Issuer | Sultanate of Muscat and Oman |
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| Year | 1899 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features Arabic inscriptions within a beaded central circle, with the regnal legend of Sultan Faisal bin Turki. The inscription is presented in a bold, angular calligraphic style typical of late 19th-century Omani coinage. A plain border surrounds the beaded circle, with the overall design occupying the full face of the coin. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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The Sultanate of Muscat and Oman struck copper fractional currency in the late nineteenth century largely to address the practical demands of Indian Ocean trade, where small-denomination coinage was perpetually short. Faisal bin Turki, who ruled from 1888 until his death in 1913, issued coinage under British political supervision — the Sultanate was a British protectorate in all but formal name, and monetary decisions were rarely made in isolation from Muscat's relationship with the Government of India.
The beaded central circle variety of KM#14 is a recognized die distinction from the plain circle type, worth separating in any serious collection of Gulf states coinage.