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2 Dinars IYDP, Piedfort
| Issuer | People's Democratic Republic of Yemen |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1967-1996) |
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| Obverse description | Central design featuring the symbol of the International Year of Disabled Persons, superimposed over a stylized map of Yemen in the background. The emblem occupies the central field, with the country name legend arching across the upper portion in both Arabic and Latin scripts. The date 1981 appears divided within the legend, and the denomination is inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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The International Year of Disabled Persons in 1981 prompted a wave of commemorative issues from governments eager to demonstrate participation in UN initiatives, and South Yemen was no exception. Piedfort strikes — double-thickness blanks — were a fashionable presentation format among European mints at the time, and the Aden issue followed suit, likely produced at a contracted European facility rather than domestically.
The PDRY's coinage output was always limited; the state had virtually no numismatic infrastructure of its own.