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50 Riyals - Khālid III 1970 World Cup
| Issuer | Sharjah |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Currency | Riyal (1966-1973) |
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| Obverse description | The Sharjah state arms occupies the central field, comprising two crossed flags surmounted by a palm tree, the entire device encircled by a wreath of laurel branches. Bilingual legends appear around the periphery, with the Arabic inscription حكومة الشارقة (State of Sharjah) and the English equivalent STATE OF SHARJAH flanking the design. The denomination 50 S. RIYALS and its Arabic equivalent ٥٠ ريال are inscribed, along with the dual date 1970 in Western numerals and ١٣٨٩ in Arabic-Indic numerals. The gold fineness [900] is also noted within the legend. The coin is struck to proof standard with deeply mirrored fields. |
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| Reverse description | The central design features a winged allegorical figure of Nike holding aloft the Jules Rimet Trophy, set against a gridded globe design symbolising worldwide reach of the FIFA World Cup. A football appears to the right of the globe, and two laurel branches extend symmetrically across the lower field. The stylised tournament logotype MEXICO'70 is prominently rendered in the lower-centre of the globe. The Arabic legend كأس جول ريميه ١٩٧٠ is inscribed along the lower periphery, while the Latin legend CUP JULES RIMET arcs along the upper border, all within a beaded rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | CUP JULES RIMET MEXICO`70 كَأس جُول رِيمِيه ١٩٧٠ (Translation: Jules Rimet Cup Mexico`70 Jules Rimet Cup 1970) |
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