United Arab Emirates 1982 50 fils

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type, featuring oil derricks on the reverse, was struck intermittently 1973, 1982-89. 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.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 6.25 g, copper-nickel, 24.8 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 5.

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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• 1982 5 fils
• 1982 10 fils
• 1982 25 fils
• 1984 dirham
• Coins and currency dated 1982
• return to coins of United Arab Emirates