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 Royal Opera House, Horns, Flute and Sax
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
|---|---|
| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| 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 | Round |
| 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 | The national emblem of the Sultanate of Oman occupies the central field, depicting a khanjar (traditional curved dagger) in its sheath superimposed upon two crossed swords. The legend 'ONE RIAL' and 'SULTANATE OF OMAN' appear in Latin script, accompanied by 'CENTRAL BANK OF OMAN' in both Arabic and Latin lettering arranged around the emblem. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | ONE RIAL SULTANATE OF OMAN CENTRAL BANK OF OMAN |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
The Royal Opera House Muscat opened in October 2011 after nearly a decade of construction, making this coin a direct issue commemorating the inauguration. Sultan Qaboos, who studied at Sandhurst and developed a serious interest in Western classical music, personally drove the project — an unusual institutional commitment to opera in the Arabian Peninsula that drew considerable international attention at the time.