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500 Rials Sponsor of the Disabled
| Issuer | Central Bank of Yemen |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Value | 500 Rials (500 YER) |
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| Obverse description | The national coat of arms of the Yemen Arab Republic — a golden eagle displayed with wings spread, holding crossed rifles and a janbiya dagger — occupies the central field. The eagle is depicted in fine relief against a plain field. A circular Arabic legend surrounds the design, reading 'Central Bank of Yemen — Yemen Arab Republic' along the upper periphery, with the dual date '1401 - 1981' (Hijri and Gregorian) inscribed along the lower border. |
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| Reverse description | A facing bust of a male dignitary, slightly left, with short hair and a moustache, rendered in high relief, occupies the central field. The legend 'SPONSOR OF THE DISABLED' arcs around the upper periphery in Latin letters, punctuated by raised dots at each end. Below the portrait, flanking small circular logos with wreath devices appear at lower left and right, and the Arabic denomination '٥٠٠ ريال' (500 Rials) is inscribed in the lower central field. |
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Issued to mark the International Year of Disabled Persons, declared by the United Nations for 1981, this piece belongs to a category of commemorative gold issues produced by developing-nation central banks almost entirely for the collector export market — physical circulation was never the intention. Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) contracted these types through foreign minting intermediaries, a common arrangement for states without the domestic infrastructure to produce high-purity gold coinage independently.
The .917 fineness places it squarely in the 22-karat crown gold tradition.