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| Issuer | Central Bank of Oman |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | جلالة السلطان هيثم بن طارق سلطنة عُمان |
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| Reverse lettering | ٥٠ بيسة 50 BAISA ١٤٤١ ٢٠٢٠ |
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Haitham bin Tariq Al Said assumed the sultanate in January 2020 following the death of Qaboos bin Said, who had ruled for nearly fifty years without ever naming a public successor. The transition was managed within hours under a sealed succession letter Qaboos had left with the Royal Family Council — a mechanism unique in Gulf monarchies. This coin is among the first circulating issues to bear the new sultan's name, making 2020-dated examples the opening entry of an entirely new coinage reign.