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5 Riyals - Rashid Gamal Abdel Nasser
| Issuer | Government of Ajman |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Value | 5 Riyals |
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| Obverse lettering | ★ حُكُومَة عجمَان وَتوابعُهَا ★ ٥ ريال 5 R GOVERNMENT OF AJMAN & ITS DEP (Translation: Government of Ajman and its dependencies 5 Riyals) |
| Reverse description | Left-facing portrait bust of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in military uniform occupying the central field, rendered in high relief with fine detail. To the left of the bust, the Gregorian birth and death years '1918' and '1970' are inscribed vertically, with a stylised figure of the Abu Simbel colossi visible in the upper left background. The Great Pyramid of Giza and the Sphinx appear in the upper right background as Egyptian national symbols. The Arabic date '٢٨ رجب ١٣٩٠' (28 Rajab 1390 AH) curves along the upper rim, with the Hijri equivalents '١٣٣٦' and '١٣٩٠' flanking the portrait. The Arabic commemorative legend 'تذكار الرئيس الراحل جمال عبد الناصر' (Memorial of the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser) arcs along the lower rim, all within a beaded border. |
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Ajman, smallest of the Trucial States, had no meaningful monetary infrastructure and issued coins almost entirely for the international collector market. These 1970 silver pieces — produced while the Trucial States were still nominally under British protection and just over a year before UAE federation — were struck at foreign mints and never saw circulation in the emirate itself. The Nasser commemorative was issued posthumously; Nasser died in September 1970, and Ajman moved quickly alongside several other minor Gulf states to capitalize on collector demand for memorial issues.