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50 Fils - Hamad 1st type
| Issuer | Bahrain |
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| Year | 2002-2008 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1965-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central circle enclosing a stylized dhow (traditional Arabian sailing vessel) depicted in profile. Surrounding the central device, the state name appears in Arabic script above and in Latin script below, reading 'KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN' / 'مملكة البحرين'. The Islamic (Hijri) and Gregorian calendar dates are inscribed in the lower portion of the legend, flanking the central motif. The overall design is clean and geometric, consistent with modern Gulf state coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | مملكة البحرين 1426 2005 KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN |
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Bahrain decimalised its currency in 1965, replacing the Gulf rupee with the dinar at a rate of ten rupees to one dinar. The fils denominations introduced then have seen remarkably little structural change across successive reigns. This issue marks the transition from Isa bin Salman, who ruled for 38 years, through the brief reign of Hamad's father Khalifa, and into Hamad's own redesignation of Bahrain from emirate to kingdom in 2002 — the constitutional shift that necessitated the new obverse type and distinguishes KM#25.1 from its predecessor.