Bahrain AH 1403/1983 500 fils

Stack's Bowers May 2026 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74088

This specimen was lot 74088 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $268.40. The catalog description^[1] noted, "BAHRAIN. 500 Fils, AH 1403 (1983). Isa bin Salman. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Opening of Isa Town." Wikipedia comments, "Isa Town (Arabic: مدينة عيسى, Madīnat ʿĪsā) is a middle class town located in north-central Bahrain." The suburb was named for Isa bin Salman, emir of Bahrain 1961-99. The SCWC prices this NCLT, struck at the Royal Mint, at its bullion value.

Recorded mintage: 15,000 proofs.

Specification: 18.06 g, 0.925 fine silver, 34.54 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-8a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.

Link to:

• AH 1389/1969 250 fils F.A.O.
• AH 1398/1978 50 dinars, 50th anniversary of Bahrain Monetary Agency
• AH 1398/1978 100 dinars, Opening of the New Headquarters Building of the Bahrain Monetary Agency
• AH 1404/1983 10 dinars, opening of Hamad town
• AH 1410/1990 5 dinars, Save the Children
• AH 1412/1992 100 fils
• Coins and currency dated 1983