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100 Fils - Isa
| Issuer | Bahrain Currency Board |
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| Year | 1965-1966 |
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| Thickness | 1.78 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central device featuring a stylised date palm tree enclosed within a raised inner circle. The Arabic legend حُكُومَة البَحرَين (Government of Bahrain) arcs along the upper periphery outside the inner circle, while both the Islamic (Hijri) and Gregorian dates, rendered in Arabic numerals, appear at the base of the inner circle. The overall design is austere and heraldic, with the palm tree serving as the principal national symbol of Bahrain. |
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| Obverse lettering | حُكُومَة البَحرَين ١٣٨٥ - ١٩٦٥ (Translation: Government of Bahrain 1965 - 1385) |
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Bahrain's Currency Board was established in 1964 specifically to replace the Gulf Rupee, a currency that had circulated across the Persian Gulf states under Indian monetary authority. The 1965–1966 issues were among the first coins struck under Bahraini administrative control, issued in the name of Ruler Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, who had taken power the previous year following his father's death. The Gulf Rupee's withdrawal was accelerated by India's 1966 devaluation, which would have dragged Gulf state purchasing power down with it had the transition not already been underway.