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1 Rial - Qaboos Mirbat Castle
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Currency | Rial (1972-date) |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed frontal elevation of Mirbat Castle dominates the central field, depicting the historic fortified structure with its characteristic crenellated roofline, square towers, rows of windows, and a flagpole flying the Omani flag above the central parapet. Above the castle, the Arabic name 'حصن مربط' is inscribed in an elegant script along the upper arc. Below the castle, the legend 'MIRBAT CASTLE' appears in Latin capitals, with the dual dating '1416H-1995G' in Latin numerals to the lower left and its Arabic-Indic numeral equivalent to the lower right. |
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Issued to commemorate Mirbat Castle in Dhofar, a fort whose strategic position on the southern coast made it the site of one of the most significant — and least publicly acknowledged — battles of the Cold War era. In July 1972, a small SAS contingent alongside Sultan's Armed Forces soldiers repelled a sustained assault by PFLO guerrillas backed by South Yemen and Soviet support. The British government suppressed news of the engagement for years.