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1/4 Riyal / 25 Halalah - Faisal Double Obverse Mule
| Issuer | Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency |
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| Year | 1972 |
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| Value | 25 Halalas (0.25 SAR) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the national emblem of Saudi Arabia: a date palm tree above two crossed swords, all rendered in fine relief against a flat field. Arabic legends arc above and below the central device; the upper legend reads the royal titles of King Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, while the lower legend reads 'Kingdom of Saudi Arabia' in flowing Thuluth script. This piece is a double obverse mule, struck with two obverse dies, meaning both faces display the same obverse design with the royal titles and national emblem, with no reverse denomination present. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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KM#46a is a mule struck with two obverse dies — both faces carry the obverse design, making it a genuine mint error rather than a later alteration. The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency operated the Philadelphia Mint under contract for several of its coin series during this period, and double-obverse mules of this type are consistent with the kind of die-pairing error that occurs when a reverse die is inadvertently replaced with a second obverse. Documented examples are few, and most surface without provenance.