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200 Dirhams / 2 Riyals - Khālid III 1970 World Cup
| Issuer | Sharjah |
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| Year | 1970 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device comprises two crossed flags of Sharjah beneath a palm tree, all enclosed within a wreath of olive branches. The dual dates 1970 (Gregorian) and ١٣٨٩ (AH) appear at the center flanking the flagpoles. The legend STATE OF SHARJAH arcs along the upper left rim in Latin characters, while the Arabic legend حكومة الشارقة occupies the upper right. The denomination ٢٠٠ درهم = ٢ ريال is inscribed in Arabic below the central device, with 2 RIYALS in Latin characters at the base, and the fineness mark [1000] appears in a cartouche at the lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | CUP JULES RIMET MEXICO 70 كأس جول ريميه ١٩٧٠ |
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Sharjah's 1970 football World Cup issue was part of a broader pattern of small Gulf sheikhdoms producing commemorative coinage primarily for the collector export market rather than domestic circulation. Sharjah, then still a British Protectorate under the Exclusive Agreement, had virtually no established monetary infrastructure of its own — the UAE would not form until 1971. These pieces were effectively licensed revenue generators aimed at philatelic and numismatic agencies in Europe and North America, a practice that drew criticism from the International Numismatic Commission at the time.