Qatar introduced a revised dirham coinage series in 2006 following the rebranding of the Qatar Monetary Agency as the Qatar Central Bank in 1993 — a transition that took over a decade to fully reflect in circulating coin designs. The non-magnetic bronze composition of this piece distinguishes it from later issues and from regionally similar coins, a detail that occasionally matters for vending machine compatibility across Gulf states.
Qatar introduced a revised dirham coinage series in 2006 following the rebranding of the Qatar Monetary Agency as the Qatar Central Bank in 1993 — a transition that took over a decade to fully reflect in circulating coin designs. The non-magnetic bronze composition of this piece distinguishes it from later issues and from regionally similar coins, a detail that occasionally matters for vending machine compatibility across Gulf states.