Oman AH1410 50 baisa

from the Ma'adi Collection

from the Ma'adi Collection

Oman, long a British protectorate, achieved full independence in 1971. Coinage began that year. She has watched enviously as her neighbors, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, harvest billions of dollars by selling oil, of which little occurs in Omani territory.

Recorded mintage: 4,000,000.

Specification: 6.4 g, copper-nickel, 24 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 46a.

Source:

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

Link to:

• AH 1406 10 baisa
• AH 1406 50 baisa
• AH 1407 2½ rials, WWF, Verreaux's Eagle
• AH 1407 25 omani rials, WWF, booby
• AH 1411 20 rials
• Coins and currency dated 1990
• return to coins of Oman