Yemen AH 1382 / 1963 1 riyal

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck for the newly formed republic of Yemen in 1963. It is accompanied by one, two, five, ten and twenty buqsha pieces. Later in the sixties, after the final defeat of royalist forces, the currency was reformed so that 100 fils = one riyal. The sprig on the obverse is from the coffee plant, native to Yemen and Ethiopia.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 19.75 g, 0.720 fine silver, .457 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM Y31.

Source:

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

Link to:

• Saudi Arabia AH1346 riyal
• AH 1382 1/80 riyal
• AH 1382 (1963) 1/20 riyal
• AH 1382 1/10 riyal
• AH 1382 2/10 riyal
• AH 1382 ¼ riyal Y-A25.2
• 1963 10 buqsha
• 1963 2 buqsha
• "Liberty" dollar c/s on a Yemeni rial
• Coins and currency dated 1963
• return to coins of Yemen