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1/4 Anna - Faisal

Issuer Muscat and Oman
Year 1898
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Currency Indian rupee (1891-1959)
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Obverse description Central field features the Arabic inscription 'مسقط' (Muscat) above the AH date ١٣١٥ (1315), with the denomination '1/4 ANNA' inscribed in Latin letters in the lower exergue. A circular outer legend in Latin reads 'OF MUSCAT AND OMAN FESSUL BEN TURKEE' running around the periphery of the coin. The overall design is plain and typographic in character, with no effigy or figurative devices.
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Obverse lettering FESSUL BIN TURKEE IMAM OF MUSCAT AND OMAN مسقط ١٣١٥ 1/4 ANNA
Reverse description Central field displays the Arabic legend 'عمان فيصل بن تركي سلطان' (Oman, Faisal bin Turki, Sultan) arranged in multiple lines within a circular wreath of foliage. The wreath encloses the inscription and forms the primary decorative element of the reverse. Note: four legend style varieties are recorded — KM#12.1 through KM#12.4 — distinguished by differences in the arrangement and style of the Arabic lettering.
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