Ras Al Khaimah AH 1390 7-1/2 riyals KM-30

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Steve Album sale 38, lot 3233
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This specimen was lot 3233 in Stephen Album sale 38 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2020), where it sold for $476. The catalog description[1] noted, "RAS AL KHAIMA: Sheikh Saqr bin Muhammad, 1948-2010, AR 7½ riyals, 1970/AH1390, falcon, NGC graded MS68." The total coinage of this state, now part of the United Arab Emirates, comprises several sets of NCLT's issued in 1970, including this one honoring the sheik's favorite pastime, falconry. It was accompanied by a copper-nickel fifty dirhams (KM 28) and silver 2½ riyals (KM 29).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 22.50 g, 0.925 fine silver, 39 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-30.

Source:

  • 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.

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