| Issuer | Ra's Bab al-Mandab |
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| Year | 1780 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
| Value | 1 Riyal |
| Currency | Riyal (countermarked coinage, c. 1880-1890) |
| Composition | Silver (.833) |
| Weight | 28.0668 g |
| Diameter | 41 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled, Countermarked |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reference(s) | KM#371 |
| Obverse description | Right facing portrait of Empress Maria Theresia of habsburg surrounded by the legend `Maria Theresia, Dei Gratia, Romanorum Imperatrix, Hungariae Bohemiaeque Regina`. Shaykh Sa`id fi Ra`s al-Mandab, in a circular indent counterstamp |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
| Obverse lettering | M·THERESIA·D·G· R·IMP·HU·BO·REG· الشيخ سعيد في راس باب المندب S·F· (Translation: Maria-Theresia, by the Grace of God, Roman Empress, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia Cheikh Saïd in Ra`s Bab al-Mandab) |
| Reverse description | Imperial double-headed eagle with the arms of Austria at the centre, surrounded by four quarters representing Hungary, Bohemia, Burgundy and Burgau (Günzburg). Legend around `Archidux Austriae, Dux Burgundiae, Comes Tyrolis`. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | ARCHID·AVST·DUX· BURG·CO·TYR·1780·X (Translation: Archduchess of Austria, duchess of Burgundy, comtess of Tyrol) |
| Edge | Inscripted |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1780 X - Countermarked circa. 1880-1890 - |
| Numisquare ID | 3217408200 |
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