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1/4 Anna - Taimur KM#3 Countermarked
| Issuer | Imamate of Muscat and Oman |
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| Year | 1913 |
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| Technique | Countermarked |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field occupied by a large Arabic inscription naming the ruler, enclosed within a wreath of stylised laurel or olive branches tied at the base, forming an oval frame. The wreath is detailed with individual leaflets and berries. An outer beaded border runs along the full circumference of the coin. |
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Countermarked Indian quarter annas circulated widely in the Gulf because Muscat and Oman lacked a consistent domestic mint supply in the early twentieth century. Rather than strike new coinage, the sultanate applied official countermarks to existing British Indian copper to legitimize it for local use — a stopgap arrangement that persisted across multiple reigns. The C#19.1 attribution places this piece within a countermark series catalogued by Krause under the reign of Taimur bin Faisal, who took power in 1913 following his father's abdication.