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25 Baisa - Said Gold
| Issuer | Sultanate of Muscat and Oman |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Currency | New Saidi rial (1970) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting the national emblem of Muscat and Oman: two crossed khanjar daggers overlaid upon a pair of crossed swords, all rendered in fine relief against a polished field. The Arabic legend surrounding the emblem reads 'Sa'id bin Taimur, Sultan of Muscat and Oman,' disposed in two arcs — the ruler's name and title along the upper arc and the territorial designation along the lower. The design is contained within a beaded inner border running along the full circumference. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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This coin marks the final year of Sa'id bin Taimur's rule — he was deposed in July 1970 by his own son Qaboos in a palace coup backed by the British, who had grown frustrated with Sa'id's deliberate refusal to modernize the sultanate despite substantial oil revenues. The country had fewer than ten kilometers of paved road at the time of the coup.
Gold issues from this reign were struck in extremely limited quantities, primarily for presentation purposes rather than circulation.