2 Baiza - Said

Said bin Taimur introduced this coinage in 1946 as part of a broader currency reform for the Sultanate, replacing an older series that had relied heavily on the Indian rupee ecosystem. The timing is notable — Britain was simultaneously dismantling its Indian imperial infrastructure, and smaller Gulf states were quietly establishing independent monetary identities before the transition left them exposed.

Said's conservatism as a ruler was legendary; he resisted roads, schools, and oil development with equal stubbornness until his own son deposed him in a palace coup in 1970.