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1000 Rials Sana'a
| Issuer | Central Bank of Yemen |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Weight | 68.9 g |
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| Reverse lettering | صنعاء عاصمة الثقافة العربية ٢٠٠٤ SANA`A 2004 SANA`A 2004 THE ARAB CULTURAL CAPITAL |
| Edge | Smooth |
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Yemen's Central Bank issued this oversized pewter piece not for circulation but as part of a limited collector series commemorating the old city of Sana'a, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986. The choice of pewter — unusual for a nominally denominated issue — reflects a broader trend among Middle Eastern central banks in the early 2000s of producing large-format numismatic pieces aimed squarely at the European collector market rather than domestic use.