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1 Rial - Qaboos 25th National Day, Burj Al Nahda, Silver
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Value | 1 Rial |
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| Obverse lettering | سلطنة عُمان - SULTANATE OF OMAN - ١ ريال - 1 RIAL |
| Reverse description | A detailed three-quarter perspective architectural rendering of the Burj Al Nahda (Tower of Renaissance) occupies the central field, depicted with its characteristic multi-storey square tower featuring arched windows and a prominent clock face, set upon a colonnaded base with arched entries. An Arabic legend arcs around the upper periphery reading the commemorative inscription for the Twenty-Fifth National Day with the date 1416 AH / 1995, while the Latin legend 'TWENTY FIFTH NATIONAL DAY ANNIVERSARY 1995' curves around the lower periphery. The polished proof fields provide a striking contrast to the finely frosted architectural motif. |
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Issued to mark the 25th National Day of Oman — commemorating Sultan Qaboos bin Said's accession following the July 1970 palace coup that deposed his father, Said bin Taimur. The elder sultan had ruled with extreme isolationism, banning sunglasses, radios, and foreign travel for ordinary Omanis; Qaboos's government used anniversary coinages throughout the 1970s–90s to project modernization abroad and consolidate legitimacy at home. The Burj Al Nahda, or Tower of Renaissance, takes its name directly from Qaboos's term for his development program — al-nahda, the awakening.