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1 Rial FAO
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | سلطنة عمان 1978 ١٣٩٨ SULTANATE OF OMAN |
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| Reverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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This piece was struck as part of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization coin program, a global initiative launched in 1968 that recruited national mints to produce commemorative coinage promoting agricultural development and food security. Oman's participation reflected the Qaboos-era push to align the sultanate with international institutions following the 1970 coup that ended his father Said bin Taimur's isolationist rule.
The .500 silver fineness was a deliberate cost-reduction choice common to FAO issues intended for limited circulation rather than bullion appeal.