Bahrain AH 1385/1965 100 fils

from the Ma'adi Collection

from the Ma'adi Collection

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Bahrain, an island in the Persian Gulf between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, was long a protectorate of Great Britain. The first coins issued for the sheikhdom are dated 1965 and the state became fully independent in 1971.

Recorded mintage: 8,300,000.

Specification: copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM 6.

Source:

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

Link to:

• AH 1412 (1992) 5 fils
• AH 1385 (1965) 10 fils
• AH 1412 (1992) 10 fils
• AH 1385 (1965) 25 fils
• AH 1412 (1992) 100 fils
• AH 1389/1969 250 fils F.A.O.
• Coins and currency dated 1965
• return to coins of Bahrain