Yemen AH 1382 / 1963 2 buqsha

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This type was struck for the newly formed republic of Yemen in 1963. It is accompanied by one, five, ten and twenty buqsha pieces and a silver riyal. Later in the sixties, after the final defeat of royalist forces, the currency was reformed so that 100 fils = 1 riyal. The sprig on the obverse is from the coffee plant, native to Yemen and Ethiopia.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: aluminum bronze.

Catalog reference: KM YA27.

Source:

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

Link to:

• AH 1382 1/80 riyal
• AH 1382 (1963) 1/20 riyal
• AH 1382 1/10 riyal
• Saudi Arabia AH1346 riyal
• AH 1382 2/10 riyal
• AH 1382 ¼ riyal Y-A25.2
• AH 1382 riyal
• Coins and currency dated 1963
• return to coins of Yemen