Umm Al Qaiwain 1970 5 riyals

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Stack's Bowers 2024 NYINC sale, lot 58590
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This specimen was lot 58590 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2024), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. Umm Al Qaiwain. 5 Riyals, AH 1389/1970. NGC PROOF-66 Ultra Cameo. Attractively toned." Umm Al Qaiwain only issued coins in 1969-71 and all are NCLT's. Several species of gazelles live in Arabia; we don't know which one is honored here. All are declining or endangered under human pressure. The sheikdom joined the United Arab Emirates and coinage ceased.

Recorded mintage: 2,100 proofs.

Specification: 15 g, 0.999 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-3.

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, January 2024 NYINC Auction, featuring the Emilio M Ortiz Collection and a Symphony of Russian Rarities, the Rothschild-Piatigorsky Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.

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