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1 Rial - Qaboos Bait Al-Na'aman Castle
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Weight | 28.28 g |
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| Reverse description | A detailed frontal view of Bait Al-Na'aman Castle occupies the central field, depicting the historic fortification with its characteristic rounded corner towers, crenellated battlements, and a flagpole flying the Omani flag at center. The Arabic legend حصن بيت النعمان (Bait Al-Na'aman Castle) curves along the upper border. Below the castle, the Latin inscription BAIT-AL-NA'AMAN CASTLE appears in two lines, with the dual dating 1416H-1995G in Latin numerals to the left and the corresponding Arabic-Indic numerals ١٤١٦هـ - ١٩٩٥م to the right, all set against a smooth field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Bait Al-Na'aman Castle, located near Barka on Oman's Batinah coast, was built in the late 17th century as a summer residence for the Ya'aruba imams — not a military fortification, which explains its comparatively refined architecture. It fell into serious disrepair before restoration work under Sultan Qaboos brought it back as a functioning heritage site. This coin is part of a broader commemorative program Qaboos used deliberately to document Omani architectural patrimony in silver, at a moment when rapid modernization was erasing physical traces of the pre-oil built environment.