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10 Baisa - Qaboos
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 1975-1998 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#52, Schön#52 |
| Obverse description | The national arms of Oman occupy the central field, depicting two crossed khanjar daggers overlaid by a traditional curved sword (saif), all rendered in fine relief. The emblem is enclosed within a denticulated inner border that runs along the coin's rim. The Arabic legend reads 'Qābūs bin Sa'īd Sultan of Oman' (قابوس بن سعيد سلطان عمان), with the ruler's name arching across the upper field and the title distributed around the lower portion of the design. |
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| Reverse description | The denomination numeral '١٠' (10) in large Eastern Arabic figures dominates the central field, with the Arabic word 'بيسة' (Baisa) inscribed in a cursive script above. The Hijri year '١٤١٠' (1410) appears in the lower field in Eastern Arabic numerals. Two small national arms devices, each depicting crossed khanjar and sword, flank the denomination at left and right. The entire design is enclosed within a denticulated inner border. |
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Oman's coinage underwent a complete overhaul in 1972 when Sultan Qaboos, having deposed his father Sa'id bin Taimur in a 1970 palace coup, redenominated the currency from the Maria Theresa thaler-linked rial saidi to the rial omani — a decimal system built explicitly to support the modernization program Qaboos was aggressively funding with newly developed oil revenues. This 10 baisa piece entered circulation as part of that reformed system and ran for over two decades largely unchanged, an unusual production continuity for a Gulf state remaking itself at speed.