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1 Rial - Qaboos Al Bu Said Dynasty
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Weight | 39.94 g |
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| Obverse description | Polychrome enamelled effigy of Sultan Qaboos bin Said facing slightly right, wearing traditional Omani dress and a multicoloured turban with a red tassel. The portrait is set against a dark proof field and enclosed within an ornate arabesque border with stylised floral and geometric motifs. An Arabic legend arcing above the portrait names the Sultan in Arabic script, while the Latin legend 'QABOOS BIN SAID - SULTAN OF OMAN' curves along the lower border. The date appears in both Western numerals (1994) to the lower left and Eastern Arabic numerals (١٩٩٤) to the lower right of the effigy. |
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| Reverse lettering | سلطنة عُمان ١ ريال 1 RIAL |
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Issued by the Central Bank of Oman to mark the 24th National Day celebrating Sultan Qaboos bin Said's accession to power in July 1970 — the coup against his father, Said bin Taimur, carried out with British backing while the elder sultan was subsequently exiled to London, where he died two years later. Oman's commemorative gold program through the 1990s was tightly controlled in mintage and distribution, with pieces largely sold through the central bank directly rather than through international coin markets.