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5 Fils - Hamad magnetic, 2nd type
| Issuer | Bahrain |
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| Year | 2010-2022 |
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| Value | 5 Fils |
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| Obverse description | At center, a palm tree is depicted within a beaded inner circle. The Arabic legend مملكة البحرين (Kingdom of Bahrain) arcs above along the upper periphery, while the English legend KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN curves along the lower periphery. Both the Islamic Hijri year and the corresponding Gregorian year are inscribed in the field, flanking the central motif. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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Bahrain's shift to brass-plated steel for this denomination was driven by the sustained rise in global copper and zinc prices through the mid-2000s, which made solid brass coinage economically indefensible at small face values. The magnetic steel core cuts production cost sharply while retaining the visual appearance of the earlier alloy. The "2nd type" designation distinguishes it from KM#30.1 by the addition of magnetic properties — the dies are otherwise nearly identical, making attribution without a magnet genuinely unreliable in hand.