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1 Baiza - Abdullah II date at bottom
| Issuer | Kuwait |
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| Year | 1886 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a two-line Arabic inscription within the field, recording the mint name and the Hijri date of issue. The legend reads 'Struck in Kuwait 1304', with the date placed at the bottom of the coin, distinguishing this variety from KM#1 where the date occupies a different position. The script is angular and consistent with the hand-engraved dies typical of Gulf hammered coinage of the period. The flan is irregular in shape, as is characteristic of this series. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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This attribution requires caution. Kuwait in 1886 was a semi-autonomous sheikhdom under Ottoman suzerainty, not yet the British protectorate it would become in 1899 — and no established authority in the region was striking indigenous copper coinage at that date. KM#A2 is a catalogued reference, but pieces attributed here have been questioned by specialists, with some suggesting these were struck as pattern or presentation issues rather than circulating currency. The Abdullah II in question is Sheikh Abdullah II Al-Sabah, who ruled from 1866 to 1892.