Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
5 Fils - Hamad magnetic, 2nd type
| Issuer | Bahrain |
|---|---|
| Year | 2010-2022 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | مملكة البحرين 1431 2012 KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN (Translation: Bahrain 1431 2012 Kingdom of Bahrain) |
| Reverse description | The numeral '5' is prominently displayed at center within a beaded circle, accompanied by the Arabic word فلوس (Fils) beneath it, together enclosed within a decorative boxed frame. The entire central device is surrounded by an ornamental chain border running along the full circumference of the coin. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Bahrain's shift to brass-plated steel for this denomination was driven by the sustained rise in global copper and zinc prices through the mid-2000s, which made solid brass coinage economically indefensible at small face values. The magnetic steel core cuts production cost sharply while retaining the visual appearance of the earlier alloy. The "2nd type" designation distinguishes it from KM#30.1 by the addition of magnetic properties — the dies are otherwise nearly identical, making attribution without a magnet genuinely unreliable in hand.