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30 Khumsiyyah - Saleh 'Ubayd bin 'Abdāt
| Issuer | Al-Ghurfah |
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| Year | 1926 |
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| Currency | Riyal |
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| Obverse description | Central field enclosed within a raised inner circle bears three lines of Arabic legend identifying the issuing state and ruler: 'Al-Ghurfah' at top, the anagrammatic epithet '129' (denoting Saleh) flanked by the name ''Abdāt' in the middle line, and the Hijri date '1344' below. The inner circle is framed by two symmetrically arranged grain or wheat ears rising from the base, their stalks crossing at the lower field and their heads extending to either side of the upper legend. The entire design is bordered by a continuous outer ring of fine beading. |
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| Reverse description | Central field enclosed within a raised inner circle displays the Eastern Arabic numeral '٣٠' (30), denoting the denomination in Khumsiyyah, without any currency name inscription. Two symmetrically arranged grain or wheat ears flank the inner circle, their stalks crossing at the lower field and their heads extending upward to either side, mirroring the obverse arrangement. The outer rim is bordered by a uniform ring of fine beading consistent with the obverse. |
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Al-Ghurfah was a tribal confederacy in the Hadhramaut region of what is now Yemen, operating with enough commercial autonomy in the 1920s to strike its own silver coinage for local trade. The khumsiyyah denomination — literally a "fifth" — functioned within a fractional system tied to the Maria Theresa thaler, which dominated Arabian Peninsula commerce long after European powers had abandoned it elsewhere.
Saleh 'Ubayd bin 'Abdāt was a prominent Hadhrami merchant-chief whose name on the coinage reflects the personal authority backing the issue rather than any formal state apparatus.