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10 Rials 40th National Day
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse lettering | البنك المركزي العُماني عشرة ريالات ١٠ العيد الوطني الأربعون المجيد (Translation: Central Bank of Oman Ten Rials 10 Fortieth Glorious National Day) |
| Reverse description | Panoramic view of Mutrah (Muscat) with the historic Jalali and Mirani fortresses perched on the rocky hillside above the city and harbor. The commemorative seal of the 40th National Day appears at center, flanked by the denomination numeral "10" on both sides. The design incorporates an intricate Islamic geometric border pattern along the right margin. |
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Issued to mark the 40th National Day of Oman in 2010 — commemorating Sultan Qaboos bin Said's accession to power in 1970, when he deposed his father in a palace coup backed by British officers. The commemorative 10 Rial denomination is not trivial; at the time of issue it represented roughly $26, making this a genuinely high-value celebratory note rather than a token gesture.
G&D's Leipzig facility has printed Omani currency across multiple series. The security package here is relatively restrained for a commemorative of this period, with no polymer substrate or optically variable ink — notable given that neighboring Gulf states were already adopting more aggressive anti-counterfeiting measures by 2010.