25 Baisa - Said Gold

This coin marks the final year of Sa'id bin Taimur's rule — he was deposed in July 1970 by his own son Qaboos in a palace coup backed by the British, who had grown frustrated with Sa'id's deliberate refusal to modernize the sultanate despite substantial oil revenues. The country had fewer than ten kilometers of paved road at the time of the coup.

Gold issues from this reign were struck in extremely limited quantities, primarily for presentation purposes rather than circulation.