Catalog
1 Rial - Qaboos Sultan's Armed Forces Museum
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#183 |
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| Reverse description | Central field presents a full-color photographic depiction of the Sultan's Armed Forces Museum building, a fortified structure with crenellated walls, a central arched entrance gate, flanking towers, and multiple flagpoles flying Omani flags, set against a blue sky with a palm tree to the right. The museum's badge or emblem appears in color at the lower left of the image. The commemorative dates '1988 - 2018' are inscribed below the color image. The Latin legend 'SULTAN'S ARMED FORCES MUSEUM' arcs along the lower border, while the Arabic legend 'متحف قوات السلطان المسلحة' arcs along the upper border. |
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| Reverse lettering | SULTAN'S ARMED FORCES MUSEUM - 1988 - 2018 - متحف قوات السلطان المسلحة |
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The Sultan's Armed Forces Museum in Muscat occupies the old Bait Al Falaj Fort, a structure dating to 1845 that served as the Sultanate's main military headquarters well into the twentieth century. Oman's commemorative silver program has grown steadily since the 1990s, with the Central Bank issuing coins tied closely to institutions the ruling family considers culturally foundational — the military museum sits squarely in that category.
KM#183 is a relatively recent addition to the series, struck to .999 fineness rather than the .925 standard more common in earlier Omani commemoratives.