Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Rial - Qaboos Buraimi Fort
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
|---|---|
| Year | 1995 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 1 Rial |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A detailed architectural view of Buraimi Fort is depicted in the centre of the field, rendered in fine engraved relief showing the fort's elongated facade with crenellated walls, arched gateways, circular towers, and a flag flying atop the tallest tower at right. The Arabic legend 'قلعة البريمي' (Buraimi Fort) arcs prominently along the upper portion of the field. Below the fort, the English inscription 'BURAIMI FORT' appears in bold serif lettering, with the dual date '1416H-1995G' inscribed along the lower left and its Arabic equivalent '١٤١٦هـ - ١٩٩٥م' along the lower right. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | BURAIMI FORT 1416H-1995G / قلعة البريمي ١٤١٦هـ-١٩٩٥م |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Buraimi sits at the edge of the Rub' al Khali on the Omani-Emirati border, and its ownership was the subject of a territorial dispute that festered from the late 1940s until Saudi Arabia formally renounced its claim in 1974. The fort commemorated here was at the geographic center of that standoff, which at various points involved Saudi-backed tribal infiltration, British political officers, and an abortive arbitration in Geneva that collapsed in 1955.
The 1995 issue is part of Oman's ongoing architectural heritage series launched under Sultan Qaboos, which systematically documented fortifications across the country — many of which had been restored under his direct patronage after decades of neglect.