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200 Riyals - Khālid III Khalid Al Qasimi
| Issuer | Sharjah |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Value | 200 Riyals |
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| Obverse description | The State of Sharjah coat of arms occupies the central field, featuring two crossed flags surmounted by a palm tree, the entire device encircled by a wreath of laurel branches. Bilingual legends in Arabic and Latin surround the design, identifying the issuer and denomination. The Hijri date 1389 and the Gregorian date 1970 appear within the legend. The gold fineness indicator [900] is inscribed within the design, and the individual serial number of the coin (207) is positioned at the lower left. |
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| Reverse description | A formal facing portrait bust of Sheikh Khalid bin Mohammed Al Qasimi (Khalid III), ruler of Sharjah from 1965 to 1972, fills the central field. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine detail, presented in a frontal orientation in the manner of a state portrait. A bilingual legend in Latin and Arabic script encircles the portrait, identifying the depicted ruler by name. The composition is uncluttered, with the portrait as the sole device against a smooth field. |
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Sharjah issued this and a handful of companion gold pieces in 1970 — the year before the Trucial States dissolved into the United Arab Emirates — under Ruler Khalid III ibn Muhammad Al Qasimi. The timing was deliberate: with British withdrawal from the Gulf imminent and federation negotiations underway, several Trucial sheikhdoms rushed commemorative and bullion issues to market, in part to generate hard currency revenue before independent monetary identity became irrelevant. Sharjah would join the UAE in December 1971, after which its separate coinage authority ceased entirely.
Mintages for this series were extremely small, produced primarily for collector sale rather than circulation.