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20 Rials - Qaboos 20th National Day, Sultan Qaboos
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 1990 |
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| Value | 20 Rials |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of Oman prominently displayed in the center of the field, depicting a khanjar dagger within its sheath superimposed over two crossed swords, all surmounted by a crown. Arabic legends appear in the field surrounding the emblem, identifying the issuing authority and denomination. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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Issued to mark the twentieth anniversary of Sultan Qaboos bin Said's accession, which followed his overthrow of his father Said bin Taimur in a bloodless palace coup on July 23, 1970. Said bin Taimur had kept Oman in deliberate isolation — fewer than ten kilometers of paved road existed in the entire country at his removal. The anniversary series commemorates the transformation Qaboos initiated almost immediately afterward.
Fr#11a distinguishes this from the standard Fr#11 issue by alloy specification, a detail that surfaces irregularly in auction records.