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10 Fils
| Issuer | Central Bank of Yemen |
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| Year | 1974-1980 |
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| Weight | 4.25 g |
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| Obverse description | The national arms of the Yemen Arab Republic occupy the central field: a displayed eagle with wings spread, its breast bearing a shield divided into horizontal wavy lines below and a sprig of vegetation above. The eagle clutches two crossed rifles in its talons, and two national flags flank the central device on either side. A ribbon or scroll at the base of the eagle bears an Arabic legend. The design is rendered in moderate relief against an unadorned field. |
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| Obverse lettering | الجمهورية العربية اليمنية (Translation: Arab Republic of Yemen) |
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The Yemen Arab Republic's coinage program of the 1970s was administered under the Central Bank established in Sana'a following the country's painful transition out of Imamate rule, which had ended with the 1962 revolution. North Yemen was at this point still receiving substantial financial support from Saudi Arabia and the United States, with monetary infrastructure being built largely from scratch after decades under a theocratic government that had actively resisted economic modernization.
The brass alloy chosen for this denomination was a practical compromise given the country's negligible domestic metals industry at the time.