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1 Rial - Qaboos 26th National Day, Sultanah, Silver
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a finely detailed depiction of the historic sailing vessel Sultanah, a full-rigged ship shown under sail on stylized waves, rendered in high relief against the mirror-like proof field. Above the ship, within an inner circle, the Arabic word سُلطانة (Sultanah) appears as the vessel's name. The surrounding legend in Arabic along the upper arc reads العيد الوطني السادس والعشرون ١٩٩٦م, and along the lower arc in Latin script reads TWENTY SIXTH NATIONAL DAY ANNIVERSARY 1996, with SULTANAH inscribed at the base. |
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| Mintage | 1996 - Proof - 1996 - Proof Sets (KM#PSA6) - |
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Issued to mark the 26th National Day of Oman in 1996, this coin commemorates the anniversary of Sultan Qaboos bin Said's accession to power on July 23, 1970, when he deposed his father Said bin Taimur in a bloodless palace coup backed by British intelligence. The elder sultan had kept Oman deliberately isolated — no schools, no hospitals, no paved roads outside Muscat — and Qaboos's modernization program transformed the country within a single generation. The "Sultanah" designation in the series name reflects the commemorative program the Central Bank maintained through the 1990s for national occasions.