Catalog
50 Dirhams - Saqr
| Issuer | Government of Ras al-Khaimah |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#28, Schön#4 |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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| Mintage | 1390 (1970) - 1970 - ١٣٩٠ |
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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.