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1 Rupee
| Issuer | Ra's Bab al-Mandab |
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| Year | 1862-1876 |
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| Diameter | 30.78 mm |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Queen Victoria as a young queen, draped and crowned, facing left, as designed by William Wyon. The legend VICTORIA QUEEN encircles the portrait along the outer border. Superimposed on the obverse is a circular indented countermark bearing the Arabic inscription الشيخ سعيد في راس باب المندب (Shaykh Sa'id fi Ra's Bab al-Mandab), applied by local authority at Ra's Bab al-Mandab circa 1880–1890. The countermark is struck in an incuse circular punch, partially overlapping the portrait field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Arabic |
| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA QUEEN الشيخ سعيد في راس باب المندب (Translation: Victoria Queen Cheikh Saïd in Ra`s Bab al-Mandab) |
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