Catalog
1 Rial FAO
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of Oman — comprising two crossed khanjar daggers overlaid on a pair of crossed swords — is prominently rendered in high relief at the centre of the field. The Arabic legend سلطنة عمان (Sultanate of Oman) arcs along the upper periphery, flanked by a decorative beaded inner border. The Gregorian year 1978 appears to the left of the emblem and the Hijri year ١٣٩٨ to the right, while the Latin legend SULTANATE OF OMAN is inscribed along the lower arc. The coin's rim is defined by a distinctive segmented border of rectangular denticles. |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed giant trevally fish (Caranx ignobilis) is depicted in profile at the centre of the field, swimming to the left above the Arabic denomination. Two small renditions of the national emblem flank the fish in the mid-field. A multi-line Arabic legend occupies the upper portion of the field, with the organisation's acronym F.A.O. in Latin characters beneath it. The denomination ١ ريَالْ واحد (1 One Rial) is inscribed in large Arabic characters along the lower arc, all contained within the same segmented rectangular denticle border as the obverse. |
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This piece was struck as part of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization coin program, a global initiative launched in 1968 that recruited national mints to produce commemorative coinage promoting agricultural development and food security. Oman's participation reflected the Qaboos-era push to align the sultanate with international institutions following the 1970 coup that ended his father Said bin Taimur's isolationist rule.
The .500 silver fineness was a deliberate cost-reduction choice common to FAO issues intended for limited circulation rather than bullion appeal.