Saudi Arabia AH 1348 1/2 riyal

Steve Album sale 12, lot 1386

Courtesy Steve Album

This type was struck for the Sultanate of Hejaz and Nejd in AH 1346 and 1348. It is very similar to a type struck for the United Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in AH 1356.

The specimen shown was lot 1386 in Steve Album Auction #12, held on January 13, 2012, and sold for US$1700. The catalog description reads: "HEJAZ & NEJD: Abdul-Aziz bin Saud, as King, 1927-1932, AR ½ riyal, AH1348, Extremely Fine."

Recorded mintage: 100,000.

Specification: 12.1 g, 0.917 silver, 0.3567 oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM-11.

Source:

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

Link to:

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