Catalog
1/4 Anna - Faisal normal central circle, star between wreath
| Issuer | Sultanate of Muscat and Oman |
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| Year | 1899 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central field bears a three-line Arabic inscription reading 'Imāmat Oman / Sultan / Faisal bin' (عمال ن / سلطان / فيصل بن), enclosed within a wreath of olive or laurel branches tied at the base. A five-pointed star is positioned above the wreath at the top of the field, serving as a decorative dividing element between the wreath tips. The overall design is contained within a plain raised rim with a fine milled edge. |
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Faisal bin Turki ruled Muscat and Oman under considerable pressure from competing British and French interests, and his coinage reflects a sultanate navigating those tensions while maintaining the outward forms of independent monetary authority. This type, distinguished by the star between the wreath elements, represents one of several die variants produced for Faisal's issues — KM#15 sits apart from the related KM#14 by precisely that detail, a small but catalogically significant difference that collectors frequently conflate.
The 1899 date corresponds to AH 1315 in the Islamic calendar, the year the French briefly established a coaling station at Muscat, provoking a diplomatic crisis with Britain that nearly cost Faisal his throne.