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100 Fils Emirate of Kuwait
| Issuer | Kuwait |
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| Year | 1961 |
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| Value | 100 Fils |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the denomination '100 Fils' rendered in Arabic numerals and script within a raised circular border. The legend 'إمَارَة الكُوَيت' (Emirate of Kuwait) arcs above the central circle in Arabic script, while the English transliteration 'KUWAIT' appears below, presenting a bilingual inscription surrounding the value. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Kuwait's first independent coinage appeared in 1961 immediately following the termination of the Anglo-Kuwaiti treaty of 1899, which had ceded control of foreign affairs to Britain. The new fils series, issued under Emir Abdullah III Al-Salem Al-Sabah, replaced the Indian Gulf rupee and established a distinct Kuwaiti monetary identity for the first time — a politically charged act given that Iraq had declared Kuwait part of its territory just days after independence, prompting a British military deployment that same year.