United Arab Emirates 1973 fils

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen was issued by the United Arab Emirates as part of the F.A.O. series. The region, on the south coast of the Persian Gulf, was loosely ruled by the Ottoman Turks until the arrival of the British in the 1890's. The British signed treaties with the local sheikhs and the area was renamed the Trucial States, which name it held until the British withdrawal in 1971. The economy is entirely dependent on oil. This type, featuring date palms, was struck intermittently 1973-97.

Recorded mintage: 4,000,000.

Specification: bronze, 1.5 g, 15 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 1.

Source:

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

Link to:

• 1973 5 fils F.A.O.
• 1973 50 fils
• 1973 dirham
• Coins and currency dated 1973
• return to coins of United Arab Emirates