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25 Baisa - Qaboos National Day
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Weight | 2.7 g |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
| Obverse lettering | سلطنة عمان SULTANATE OF OMAN ٢٥ بيسة 25 BAISA ١٤٣٧هـ 2015 |
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Qaboos bin Said seized power from his father Said bin Taimur in a palace coup on July 23, 1970 — a date that became National Day and the anchor of Omani state commemoration ever since. The 45th anniversary issue this coin marks coincided with a period of significant fiscal pressure, as collapsing oil revenues were already forcing Oman to draw down reserves and delay infrastructure projects.
KM#195 is a short-series commemorative struck for circulation rather than presentation, a distinction that keeps surviving examples in middling condition.