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1 Qirsh - Abd al-Azīz Pattern; Silver
| Issuer | Saudi Arabia › Hejaz and Nejd (1926-1932) |
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| Year | 1345 (1927) |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Reverse description | The denomination is expressed prominently across the centre of the field in large, flowing Arabic script reading 'Qirsh Wahid' (One Qirsh), flanked by stylised calligraphic flourishes. The Eastern Arabic numeral '١' (1) is centrally placed in the mid-field. Along the lower portion of the reverse, the date '١٣٤٥' (1345 AH) is rendered in bold Eastern Arabic numerals. The entire design is set against a deeply polished, mirror-like field, consistent with a proof or pattern striking. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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By 1927, Ibn Saud had consolidated control over the Hejaz following his defeat of Sharif Hussein in 1925, but the new unified kingdom lacked a coherent coinage system. This piece is a pattern — a proposed issue that never entered production — struck as part of early deliberations over what a unified Hejazi-Najdi monetary system might look like. The Hejaz had its own established coinage tradition servicing pilgrimage traffic; Najd had almost none.
The silver pattern series of 1345 AH appears to have been produced in very limited numbers, possibly in Bombay, where earlier Hejazi dies had been prepared.