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100 Riyals - Khālid III Napoleon, Reverse Trial
| Issuer | Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Weight | 12.97 g |
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| Obverse lettering | -- BIC - NAPOLEON -- 1769 1969 [N] ذِكرَى مُرُورِ ٢٠٠ عامـٍ عَلى نَاپوليون (Translation: BIC Napoleon 1769 1969 [N] The 200th anniversary of Napoleon) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Sharjah's 1970 coinage program was an openly commercial venture — the emirate had no meaningful monetary infrastructure and issued gold-denominated pieces almost entirely for the international collector market, not circulation. The "Khālid III Napoleon" designation references the Napoleonic-format portrait used on certain issues, a deliberate aesthetic choice aimed at European buyers familiar with French imperial coinage traditions.
Reverse trials in gold-plated bronze from this series were produced to test die alignment and surface detail before committing to precious metal strikes. Their survival outside mint archives is largely accidental.