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1 Fils - Isa Silver Proof
| Issuer | Bahrain Monetary Agency |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Currency | Dinar (1965-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylised palm tree enclosed within a raised inner circle. The legend naming the Government of Bahrain in Arabic script arcs across the upper periphery, while both the Islamic (AH) and Gregorian (AD) dates are inscribed in Arabic numerals along the lower arc. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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The Bahraini fils denomination traces back to the founding of the Bahrain Currency Board in 1965, which replaced the Gulf rupee following its collapse due to Indian devaluation pressure. KM#1a is a proof restrike of the original circulation type, issued under the Bahrain Monetary Agency — the central banking authority established in 1973 following full independence from Britain. Proof restrikes of low-denomination fils in silver were produced primarily for collector sets rather than any monetary purpose, a practice common across Gulf states in the early 1980s as oil revenues funded ambitious numismatic programs.