Oman AH1406 50 baisa

from the Mad'adi Collection

from the Mad'adi Collection

Oman, long a British protectorate, achieved full independence in 1971. Coinage began that year. She has watched enviously as her neighbors, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, harvest billions of dollars by selling oil, of which little occurs in Omani territory.

Recorded mintage: 4,000,000.

Specification: 6.4 g, copper-nickel, 24 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 46a.

Source:

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

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