Catalog
1 Riyal - Barghash
| Issuer | Zanzibar |
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| Year | 1882 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#4 |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a typographic design entirely in Arabic Naskh script, arranged in four horizontal lines across the field. The denomination 'Riyal' appears at the top, followed by the legend identifying the coin as the currency of the Sa'idiyya coinage, and below it the Hijri date 1299 in Eastern Arabic numerals. The word 'Aam' (year) appears at the bottom alongside a small floral ornament at the base, with the whole composition enclosed within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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