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25 Baisa - Qaboos Gold
| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 1972-1975 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The national emblem of Oman displayed centrally in the field, comprising a khanjar (curved dagger) within its sheath superimposed upon two crossed swords, all rendered in fine relief. The emblem is flanked on each side by a smaller rendition of the same device. An Arabic legend appears above the central emblem, with the denomination numeral '25' prominently occupying the centre of the design. The Hijri date is inscribed in Arabic-Indic numerals along the lower portion of the field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Oman's first gold coinage under Sultan Qaboos was issued in the transitional years immediately following his 1970 coup against his father, Said bin Taimur — a ruler so isolationist that he had banned sunglasses, radios, and the use of electricity by private citizens. The gold series was partly a statement of modernization, coinciding with rapidly increasing oil revenues that were finally being directed into infrastructure and monetary development after decades of deliberate stagnation.
The .917 fineness places this squarely in the 22-karat crown gold tradition long favored by British-influenced Gulf monetary systems — Oman's currency framework at this period remained heavily shaped by its historical ties to the Indian rupee zone and British advisory presence.