Ajman 1969 5 riyals KM-3.1

Steve Album sale 38, lot 1297

This specimen was lot 1297 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $202.30. The catalog description^[1] noted, "AJMAN: Rashid Bin Hamad al-Naimi, 1928-1981, AR 5 riyals, 1969/AH1389, PCGS graded Proof 66 CAM." Ajman only issued coins in 1969-71 and all are NCLT's, altho this coin may have actually circulated. The sheikdom joined the United Arab Emirates and coinage ceased.

Recorded mintage: 10,000 + 1,200 proofs.

Specification: 15 g, 0.835 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 3.1.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 38, featuring the Dabestani Collection of Persian Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• AH 1389/1969 2 riyals
• AH 1390/1970 riyal
• AH 1390/1970 5 riyals, Gamal Abdel Nasser
• AH 1390/1970 7½ riyals, death of Nasser
• (1970) 10 riyals, Vladimir Lenin
• (1970) 25 riyals, Albert Schweitzer
• (1970) 25 riyals, Albert Luthuli
• 1970 100 riyals, "Vladimir Lenin"
• Coins and currency dated 1969