1/4 Riyal - Barghash

正面描述	Central field bears a multi-line Arabic inscription in raised relief, reading the name and titles of Sultan Barghash bin Said, Sultan of Zanzibar, invoking divine blessing. The inscription is arranged across five lines and occupies the majority of the coin's face. A beaded border encircles the entire design. The calligraphy is rendered in a bold Naskh style characteristic of East African Islamic coinage of the late 19th century.
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正面铭文	الله سلطان سعيد بن برغش بن سلطان حفظه
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附加信息	Barghash bin Said came to power in Zanzibar only after a brief and failed coup attempt against his brother Majid in 1859 — he was exiled to Bombay for two years before eventually taking the sultanate in 1870. His reign coincided with intense British pressure to end the Indian Ocean slave trade, culminating in the 1873 treaty that closed Zanzibar's slave market entirely. The 1882 coinage, struck in small quantities, was produced at the Bombay Mint under British oversight — an arrangement that tells you precisely where actual power in the region resided.