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| Issuer | Government of Ras al-Khaimah |
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| Year | 1970 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse lettering | ★ 1970 - ١٣٩٠ ★ 50 DIRHAMS (Translation: 1970 - 1390 50 Dirhams) |
| Edge | Reeded |
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Ras al-Khaimah struck this issue just months before joining the United Arab Emirates in February 1972, making the entire independent coinage of the emirate a footnote spanning barely two years. Saqr bin Mohammed al-Qasimi, ruler since 1948, initially refused to join the federation and held out longer than any other emirate — this coin circulated under a government that was actively resisting absorption into the UAE.
The series was produced at the Bavarian State Mint in Munich, a common arrangement for Gulf states lacking domestic minting infrastructure at the time.