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1 Riyal 2006 Asian Games, Orry
| Issuer | Qatar Central Bank |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Currency | Riyal (1973-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | 15TH ASIAN GAMES DOHA 2006 ORRY |
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Qatar hosted the 15th Asian Games in December 2006 — the first Gulf state to do so — and issued this commemorative alongside a broader campaign built around Orry, the Arabian oryx mascot designed specifically for the event. The oryx had been functionally extinct in the wild by the early 1970s before Qatar and other Gulf states led captive breeding programs that eventually returned the species to the region.