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100 Riyals 2006 Asian Games, Arabian Oryx
| Issuer | Qatar Central Bank |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | At center, the Arms of Qatar rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field, depicting a traditional dhow sailing upon stylized waves, flanked by a palm tree, with two crossed scimitars below. The legend STATE OF QATAR arcs along the upper periphery, while the specifications 10g 9999 GOLD and the denomination 100 RIYAL with the date 2006 are inscribed along the lower left and right margins respectively. |
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| Obverse lettering | STATE OF QATAR 10g 9999 GOLD 100 RIYAL 2006 |
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Qatar hosted the 15th Asian Games in December 2006 — the first Gulf state to do so — and the organizing effort required infrastructure construction on a scale that reshaped Doha's urban geography almost entirely within four years. The games drew 45 nations and over 9,500 athletes, making them the largest Asian Games to that point by participation.
The Arabian Oryx had been declared extinct in the wild by 1972 before a captive breeding program, partly anchored in Qatar and neighboring states, successfully reintroduced it to the Arabian Peninsula. Its selection here was pointed, not decorative.