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100 Dirhams / 1 Riyal - Khālid III Mona Lisa
| Issuer | Sharjah |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | LA GIOCONDA - الچُكوندَا (Translation: The Mona Lisa) |
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Sharjah's 1970 coinage was issued just months before the emirate joined the UAE federation in 1971, making these among the last independent issues from a territory that had operated under British protectorate status since 1853. The "Mona Lisa" designation refers to a short-lived series of numismatic issues produced speculatively for the collector market rather than circulation — Sharjah had no meaningful domestic coinage tradition and these were frankly a revenue exercise aimed at foreign collectors.
KM#2 is one of several denominations in the set, struck at a time when Sharjah's oil revenues were minimal and the ruler, Sheikh Khalid III, was actively seeking outside income streams.