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1/4 Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz Hejaz and Nejd and Dependencies
| Issuer | Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd |
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| Year | 1930 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a bold Arabic calligraphic legend arranged across the field in multiple registers, with the denomination expressed both in words and numerals. The upper portion bears the Arabic word for 'quarter qirsh' (ربع قرش), while the centre of the field prominently features the fractional numeral '١/٤' (1/4) in large Eastern Arabic numerals. The Hijri date '١٣٤٨' (1348 AH) is inscribed in large numerals along the lower portion of the field. The overall design is entirely typographic, consistent with the aniconic tradition of early Hejaz and Nejd coinage, with no decorative borders or devices. |
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This issue appeared just as Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud was consolidating his conquest of the Hejaz — the region containing Mecca and Medina — absorbed after his forces took Jeddah in 1925. The unwieldy title "Hejaz and Nejd and Dependencies" printed on the coinage reflects a political reality still in flux; the unified Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would not be formally proclaimed until 1932, making this transitional nomenclature short-lived by design.
The Schön 5.2 designation distinguishes this from the earlier 5.1 variety by a modified inscription arrangement.