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50 Baisa - Qaboos Gold
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 1972-1975 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of Oman occupies the central field, featuring a khanjar dagger within its sheath superimposed upon two crossed swords, all rendered in fine relief. The emblem is flanked on each side by a smaller rendering of the same motif. The Arabic legend reading 'Baisa' appears in the upper portion of the field, while the large numeral '50' in Eastern Arabic script is prominently displayed at center. The Hijri date appears in Eastern Arabic numerals along the lower portion of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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Issued in the years immediately following the 1970 coup in which Qaboos bin Said deposed his own father, Sultan Said bin Taimur, these coins belong to the first coinage series to carry the new ruler's name. Said bin Taimur had kept Oman in deliberate isolation — no public schools, no roads, no modern infrastructure — and the new coinage was among the earliest signals of Qaboos's systematic opening of the country. The series ran only until 1975, when currency reforms rendered it obsolete.