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1/4 Riyal - Abd al-Azīz Saudi Arabia
| Issuer | Saudi Arabia (1932-date) |
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| Year | 1935 |
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| Thickness | 1.19 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse presents a fully epigraphic design in the Arabic calligraphic tradition, featuring the royal name and titles of Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd al-Rahman Al Saud rendered in bold thuluth script within a central dotted inner circle. Flanking the central inscription at lower left and right are two crossed palm fronds, and at the base a cartouche bearing the fraction '1/4' in Arabic-Indic numerals. The outer field carries a continuous Arabic legend running around the entire circumference, all within a finely reeded border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays an entirely epigraphic composition in Arabic thuluth calligraphy. A central dotted inner circle encloses the mint and denomination inscription in multiple lines, with the Hijri date ١٣٥٤ (1354 AH) at the base of the inner circle. Outside the inner circle and within the outer legend, two crossed palm fronds flank a cartouche at the base bearing two crossed swords above a palm tree, the emblem of Saudi Arabia. A continuous circular Arabic legend occupies the outer field, all enclosed within a reeded rim. |
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| Mint | Heaton and Sons, Birmingham, United Kingdom |
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