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500 Rials Sana'a
| Issuer | Central Bank of Yemen |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Composition | Nickel brass |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
| Obverse lettering | البنك المركزي اليمنى ٥٠٠ ١٤٢٥هـ ٢٠٠٤م ريال 500 RIALS CENTRAL BANK OF YEMEN |
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Yemen's shift to higher-denomination coinage in the early 2000s reflected the rial's sustained devaluation following the 1994 civil war, which left the unified country's economy severely contracted. The 500-rial coin was a practical response to a currency that had lost most of its purchasing power since unification in 1990.
The Sana'a designation in the coin's name refers to the capital and its historic old city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986.