Catalog
5 Fils - Hamad non-magnetic, 1st type
| Issuer | Bahrain |
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| Year | 2005-2007 |
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| Value | 5 Fils |
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| Obverse description | A palm tree is depicted at the centre of a raised inner circle, serving as the focal design element of the obverse. The legend مملكة البحرين (Kingdom of Bahrain) appears in Arabic along the upper periphery, with KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN inscribed in Latin characters below. The dual calendar year is rendered in Arabic numerals, with the Islamic (Hijri) date appearing to the left and the Gregorian date to the right of the palm tree within the inner circle. |
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| Obverse lettering | مملكة البحرين 1426 2005 KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN (Translation: Kingdom of Bahrain 1426 2005) |
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Bahrain's transition from the dinar coinage of the Isa and Hamad eras involved quiet but deliberate shifts in alloy and planchet sourcing, and the brass composition of this type was later replaced by a steel-core issue — KM#30.2 — making the non-magnetic designation the essential distinction between two coins that are otherwise visually identical. The window between 2005 and 2007 is short, and examples that entered circulation in the Gulf's humid coastal environment often show early spotting from the brass.