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100 Riyals - Mohammed Papal Visit to Philippines
| Issuer | Fujairah |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Currency | Riyal (1966-1973) |
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| Obverse lettering | STATE OF FUJAIRAH حُكومَة الفجَيرة ١٠٠ ريال الفجيرة الفجيرة الفجيرة 1970 ١٣٨٩ - 100 F . RIYALS [900] - (Translation: State of Fujairah 100 Fujairah Riyals Fujairah 1970 1389 100 F. Riyals [900]) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Fujairah was one of the smaller Trucial States operating under British protection when it began issuing commemorative gold coinage in the late 1960s — a practice driven almost entirely by the international numismatic market rather than any domestic monetary need. These issues were produced for export and collector sale, not circulation, a fact that makes the choice of subject matter telling: Pope Paul VI's January 1970 visit to the Philippines was a globally covered event, and the Trucial States mints understood Western Catholic collector demand precisely.
Fujairah formally joined the UAE federation in 1971, after which these sovereign issues ceased entirely.