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25 Riyals - Rashid Martin Luther King
| Issuer | Ajman |
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| Year | 1970 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the numeral 25 in Eastern Arabic script, serving as the denomination. The legend in Arabic script arcs along the upper periphery reading 'Government of Ajman and its Dependencies,' flanked by five-pointed stars, while the English equivalent 'GOVERNMENT OF AJMAN & ITS DEP' appears along the lower periphery. The overall design is austere and heraldic in character, with inscriptions forming the principal decorative elements. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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Ajman, the smallest and poorest of the Trucial States, funded its 1960s–70s coin program almost entirely through sales to collectors rather than circulation — these issues were never intended to pass through local hands. The Martin Luther King commemorative appeared just two years after his assassination, part of a wave of foreign-issued "tribute" gold pieces targeting the American collector market, where demand for King memorabilia was acute and largely unsatisfied by U.S. Mint policy.
The series drew criticism at the time for exploiting a tragedy for numismatic revenue, with Ajman having no meaningful connection to King or the American civil rights movement.