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1 Rial - Qaboos Bait Al Falaj Fort
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | ONE RIAL SULTANATE OF OMAN CENTRAL BANK OF OMAN |
| Reverse description | A detailed frontal view of Bait Al Falaj Fort occupies the central field, depicting the historic military fortification with its characteristic crenellated walls, square towers at each corner, and a flagpole atop the left tower, all rendered in high relief against a proof field. The Arabic legend 'قلعة بيت الفلج' arcs prominently across the upper portion of the field. Below the fort in the exergue, the Latin inscription 'BAIT AL FALAJ FORT' is flanked by the dual-calendar date '1416H-1995G' in Latin numerals to the left and the corresponding Arabic numerals to the right. |
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Bait Al Falaj Fort served as the military headquarters of the Sultanate's armed forces well into the twentieth century — British-officered troops of the Muscat and Oman Field Force operated from the site as late as the 1950s and 60s. The 1970 coup that brought Qaboos to power effectively ended that chapter, and the fort has since been converted into the Armed Forces Museum.
This piece is part of the Central Bank of Oman's ongoing commemorative silver program that accelerated through the 1990s. Strikes were produced at the Royal Mint, UK.