Catalog
100 Baisa - Qaboos
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Value | 100 Baisa |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of the Sultanate of Oman occupies the central field, depicting two crossed khanjar daggers overlaid with a belt, superimposed upon two crossed swords, all rendered in fine relief. The Arabic legend 'سلطنة عمان' (Sultanate of Oman) arcs along the upper periphery. Below the emblem, the dual dating appears in the lower field: the Christian era year '1984' to the left and the Hijri year '١٤٠٤' to the right, each preceded by a small decorative mark. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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Issued under Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who took power in a 1970 palace coup that deposed his own father, this coin circulates within a monetary system Qaboos built almost from scratch. The Omani rial and its subdivisions replaced the Gulf rupee only in 1970, meaning the entire modern coinage infrastructure of Oman is a product of the same political rupture that brought Qaboos to power. By 1984, the series had stabilized into the format collectors now associate with his long reign.