Said bin Taimur, the Sultan whose name this coin bears, was deposed by his own son Qaboos in a palace coup on July 23, 1970 — just months after this issue entered circulation. Qaboos immediately rebranded the state as the Sultanate of Oman and launched a new coinage series, rendering Said-era pieces obsolete almost upon release.
The brevity of circulation gives survivors an unusually clean appearance relative to their nominal grade.
Said bin Taimur, the Sultan whose name this coin bears, was deposed by his own son Qaboos in a palace coup on July 23, 1970 — just months after this issue entered circulation. Qaboos immediately rebranded the state as the Sultanate of Oman and launched a new coinage series, rendering Said-era pieces obsolete almost upon release.
The brevity of circulation gives survivors an unusually clean appearance relative to their nominal grade.