Bahrain AH1389 (1969) 250 fils

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Bahrain, an island in the Persian Gulf between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, was long a protectorate of Great Britain. The first coins issued for the sheikhdom are dated 1965 and the state became fully independent in 1971. This coin was issued as an F.A.O. commemorative and likely did not see much circulation. Most specimens available to collectors today were removed from F.A.O. sets sold in the early 1970's.

Recorded mintage: 50,000.

Specification: copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM 7.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• AH 1385 (1965) 10 fils
• AH 1385 (1965) 25 fils
• AH 1385 (1965) 100 fils
• AH 1398 (1978) 50 dinars, 50th anniversary of Bahrain Monetary Agency
• AH 1412 (1992) 100 fils
• Coins and currency dated 1969
• return to coins of Bahrain