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5 Rials - Qaboos Arabian White Oryx
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 1977 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | A finely modelled Arabian White Oryx (Oryx leucoryx) is depicted in full leap to the right, its elongated straight horns prominent and its musculature rendered with naturalistic detail against a mirror-polished field. Rocky ground elements appear beneath the animal in the lower portion of the design. The denomination inscription ٥ ريالات عمانية (5 Omani Rials) is positioned in the upper left field in bold Arabic script. The composition is contained within a toothed inner border and reeded outer edge. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Issued as part of Oman's WWF conservation series, this coin was struck the same year the Arabian oryx was functionally extinct in the wild — the last confirmed wild individual had been shot in 1972. The series was among the earliest Gulf state coinage to engage directly with international conservation funding, with proceeds partially directed toward captive breeding programs then operating in the United States.
Minted at the Royal Mint, UK, on behalf of the Central Bank of Oman.