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100 Riyals - Saqr Rome
| Issuer | Ras al-Khaimah |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Value | 100 Riyals |
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| Reverse lettering | ROMA 1870~1970 TRIDENIUM PERGESTUMQUE ITALIAE URBES 1918 SDG (Translation: Rome 1870-1970 Trento and Trieste cities of Italy 1918 SDG) |
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| Mintage | 1970 - Proof - 2,000 1970 - Proof Sets (KM#PS3) - 1970 - Proof Sets (KM#PS5) - |
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Ras al-Khaimah, the smallest and most financially ambitious of the Trucial States in the lead-up to UAE federation, issued a remarkable volume of gold coinage in 1970–71 primarily for the collector and investor market rather than any genuine circulation purpose. The emirate's ruler, Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed al-Qasimi, effectively licensed the mint program to outside commercial interests, a common arrangement among the smaller Gulf sheikhdoms scrambling for hard currency before federation absorbed their issuing authority in 1972.
The Rome mint struck this piece — one of several denominations in the series produced across multiple European facilities simultaneously.