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10 Buqshah
| Issuer | North Yemen |
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| Year | 1963 |
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| Reference(s) | Y#29, Schön#113 |
| Obverse description | Central raised circle contains the Arabic numeral '١٠' (10) above the denomination legend 'بقشة' (Buqsha), all within a plain inner ring. Surrounding the central circle, an ornate arabesque border of interlaced foliate scrollwork fills the middle field. The country name legend 'الجمهورية العربية اليمنية' (Yemen Arab Republic) is inscribed in stylized Arabic script along the upper periphery, framed by a fine beaded border at the coin's rim. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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North Yemen's coinage in this period was minted under the Mutawakkilite Kingdom, but this 1963 issue arrived at a historically volatile moment — the September 1962 revolution had just overthrown Imam Muhammad al-Badr, plunging the country into a civil war that would last until 1970. Coins bearing older royal types continued to circulate alongside republican issues for years, making attribution of well-worn pieces genuinely ambiguous in the field.
The .720 silver specification follows the fineness Yemen had used since earlier Hamid ad-Din dynasty issues, a deliberate continuity that helped maintain acceptance in tribal regions skeptical of the new republic.