THE MIDDLE EAST
Coins and currency from this region that is so
frequently in
the
news.
For other coins
of this region, also check out
the following pages:
AFGHANISTAN
COIN & CURRENCY PAGE
IRAQ COINS
& CURRENCY
BEAUTIFUL ANCIENT
SILVER COIN OF
THE HIMYARITE KINGS OF ARABIA

The
Himyarite Kingdoms was centered in what is now
Yemen. It
grew wealthy exporting frankincense and myrrh and trading ivory, which
they exported from Africa and sold to the Roman Empire. About
380AD the kingdom converted from polytheism to Judaism. These
15mm convex silver half denarius depict a male's head facing right,
with a monogram and a trident behind. The reverse features a
smaller head, an ornamented scepter and inscriptions. The
coins minted from about 100 to 200AD. Though struck in high
relief, the coins show only minimal wear. It is a scarce and
attractive coin from a little-known ancient kingdom.
Item
HIMYARITE HIMYARITE KINGS OF ARABIA SILVER
1/2 DENARIUS ca.100-200AD XF
$135.00
MYSTERIOUS
OLD EGYPTIAN CAFE TOKEN
FROM ALEXANDERIA

This
mysterious, old cafe token was issued by G. Petros for the Café
Espérance in Alexanderia, Egypt, probably sometime between World War I
and World War II. At the time Alexandria was a major
cosmopolitan center, attracting traders, businessmen, and spies from
throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The brass token has a
scalloped edge and is denominated as "1", but no-one is quite
sure what the "1" signifies. It could be one cup of coffee
or
tea. If issued during the 1920’s might be 1 Millieme, which
would have been useful to make change for small purchases. On
the other hand it is similar in size and shape to the 1 Piastre (10
Milliemes) coins of the 1930’s. Either way, it is a scarce
and interesting token from an intriguing location.
Item
EG-CAFE
CAFE ESPERANCE, ALEXANDERIA, EGYPT TOKEN, VF $19.75
EGYPT'S ANCIENT
&
ISLAMIC HERITAGE ON BANKNOTE SET
Egypt celebrates both its ancient and its Islamic heritage on its
banknotes. The statue of Nefertiti is on the 5 Piastres
note. The front of the 10 Piastres note depicts the Sphinx
and pyramids and the Mohammad Ali (Alabaster) Mosque in Cairo on the
back. The 25 Piastres depicts the Al-Sayida Aisha mosque in
Cairo on the front and the arms of Egypt on the back. The 50
Piastres features the Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo and the statue of
Pharaoh Ramses III. The 1 Pound note depicts the Sultan
Qaitbay mosque and the statues at the Abu Simbel Temple. The
Ahmed Ibn Toulon mosque and an ancient Pharaonic wall inscription is on
5 Pound note. The notes feature a watermark of King Tut and
were issued between 2002 and 2020.
Item
PM-EG-SET6
EGYPT 6 NOTE SET, 5 PIASTRES - 5 POUNDS, UNC. $7.50
EGYPTIAN
COIN SET
INCLUDES KING TUT AND CLEOPATRA
Egypt's
coins reflect that nations long and ancient heritage The
bi-metallic 1 Pound features King Tutankhamen. The 50
Piastres
depicts Queen Cleopatra. The 25 Piastres features the
denomination on both sides. The 10 Piastres shows The
Mohammad
Ali (Alabaster) Mosque in Cairo. An Islamic vase or hanging
lamp
is on the 5 Piastres. The coins date from 2004 to
2012. It is an attractive set from a nation
undergoing a
major political change since the 2011 revolution
Item
S-EG-SET5 EGYPT 5 COIN SET 5 PIASTRES - 1
POUND 2004-2012 KM941-940a BU
$6.00
2021 EGYPTIAN
CIRCULATING COMMEMORATIVE COINS

Egypt
recently released a number of circulating commemorative coins in an
effort to bolster support of the government. The coins have a
common obverse which includes the name of the country in Arabic, the
denomination in Arabic and English and both the AD and AH
dates. The 1 Pound coins are 25mm bi-metallic with a
brass-plated steel center in a nickel-plated steel ring. The
50 Piastres are 23mm brass-plated steel coins.

The 69th anniversary of
National Police Day
is commemorated on a 2021 1 Pound coin. Police Day is in
remembrance of the 50 police officers of the Ismaila Police Station
that were killed or wounded when the British attacked the police
station with tanks on January 25, 1952 after the police refused abandon
the station and hand over their weapons. January 25 was
declared a national holiday in 2009 by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
to recognize the efforts of Egyptian police to maintain security and
stability. On Police Day in 2011 widespread protests against police
brutality and corruption led to a revolution which overthrew President
Mubarak. The bi-metallic coin features a winged eagle emblem and the
Arabic numbers 69.
Item
EG-POLICE EGYPT 1 POUND 2021 POLICE DAY UNC.
$4.00
Egyptian
Medical Teams are honored on 50 Piastre and 1 Pound
coins. The coins feature four doctors. In order to
avoid offending conservative Muslims, the doctors have no facial
features. The coin is triple dated, bearing the date 2020
beneath the doctors, and AD 2021 and AH 1442 on the obverse.
Item
EG-MED EGYPT 50 PIASTRE & 1 POUND
2020/2021 MEDICAL TEAMS UNC. $5.00

"
Decent
Life" is an initiative of
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's improve rural areas of
Egypt. The multi-year project, started in 2019, aims to
improve sewer, water, electricity, natural gas and internet access in
villages, improve housing, as well as health and education
projects. The Decent Life 50 Piastre and 1 Pound coins both
feature a female farmer, wheat ears, and the Decent Life emblem, which
looks like a smile in a box. The coins are dated 2021.
Item
EG-DECENT EGYPT 50 PIASTRE & 1 POUND
2021 DECENT LIFE UNC. $5.00
RECENT
EGYPTIAN BI-METALLIC 1 POUND COINS
Egypt regularly issued circulating 25mm bi-metallic commemorative 1
Pound coins. The coins usually carry a common obverse that includes the
name of the country, denomination and year of issue with both the AD
and AH date, all in Arabic. Unusually, some coins include a
date of an event that is different year of issue. Even more
unusual is that some issues include a specific date in the
design. In 2021 Egypt commemorated the 75th
Anniversary of their Conseil D'Etat (Counsel of State), which are that
nation's administrative courts. In 2022 Egypt marked the
150th anniversary of their National Library and Archives, an event that
actually took place in 2020! The coin depicts a stylized book
and the dates 1870 2020. Egypt marked the opening of The
Sphinx Avenue in Luxor on another 2022 commemorative. The
coin features the date 25-NOV-2022 when The Sphinx Avenue was
officially opened to the public with great pomp and ceremony after over
70 years of excavation and restoration. The Sphinx Avenue
includes 1057 ancient sphinx and ram-head statues that had been buried
under the sands for centuries. Another 2022 coin
marked International People with Disabilities Day which took place on
December 3, 2022. The coin incorporates that date into the
design along with symbols for five types of disabilities and a
handshake in the center. The design was a runner-up for Best
Circulating Coin of the Year. Egypt also issued their regular
1 Pound coin in 2022 which features the famous gold funerary mask of
Pharoah Tutankhamun, also known as King Tut.
Item
EG-COURT EGYPT 1 POUND 2021 CONSEIL D'ETAT
(COURTS) UNC. OUT
Item
EG-LIBRARY EGYPT 1 POUND 2022/2020 NATIONAL
LIBRARY UNC. OUT
Item
EG-SPHINX EGYPT 1 POUND 2022/2021 SPHINX
AVENUE UNC. OUT
Item
EG-DISABLE EGYPT 1 POUND 2022 PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES UNC.
$4.00
Item
EG-TUT EGYPT 1 POUND 2022 KING TUT, REGULAR
ISSUE KM940a UNC. OUT
GAZA COIN
FEATURES PALESTINIAN WITH ASSAULT WEAPON

A
Palestinian with a high-powered assault weapon is featured on this unofficial 2019
rectangular 5 Pound coin issued for the Gaza Strip. The emblem of
Palestine is on the obverse. The Gaza Strip is about a
territory about
25 miles (41km) long and 4 to 8 miles (6 to 12 km.) wide that borders
Israel and Egypt and is the home of some 1.9 million
Palestinians.
Since 2007 Gaza has been a de-facto self-governing entity ruled by
Hamas, a fundamentalist Islamic organization. It recently
attacked
Israel, and Israel retaliated bringing destruction to much of this
small territory. The 40mm x 25mm rectangular silver plated Proof coin
has a mintage of only 200 pieces.
Item
GAZA GAZA STRIP 5 POUNDS 2019 PROOF $24.00
Also see:
MODERN
PALESTINE BI-METALLIC PATTERN COIN: 1 Dinar 2010 Br.X10
BRITISH PALESTINE 1 MIL COINS
SCARCE
FANTASY COIN
OF HEJAZ

This
scarce fantasy silver Hejaz 10 Piastres or 1/2 Riyal was made
to
appear to be an early coin of Hejaz. It is dated AH1334, Year
8 (1923) and bears the legends that was struck in Mecca (“Makka
al-Mukarrama”). In reality it was struck some years ago in
the United States. The coins is technically Uncirculated,
however was given an “antiqued” finish. The 27.8mm coin has a
reeded edge. It is a scarce coin and given the popularity of
Saudi Arabian related coins, is sure to be in demand.
Item
HEJAZ10P HEJAZ 10 PIASTRES FANTASY COIN
Br.X2
ANTIQUED UNC.
$55.00
ANCIENT
PERSIAN SILVER SIGLOS

The
ancient Persian Empire stretched through the Fertile Crescent, covering
much of modern-day Iran, Iraq and Turkey. The Persian silver
Siglos was first introduced about 546BC, during the reign of Cyrus the
Great. The silver Siglos continued to be issued during the
reigns of Darius and Xerxes. It was practically the only coin
of issued by the Persian Empire until the it was conquered by Alexander
the Great in 330BC. The coins show the king kneeling holding a bow and
carrying a spear or a dagger. The reverse side has
a crude incuse punch mark that was formed when the coin was
struck. It is an important historic coin that was used in
much of the ancient world.
Item
SIGLOS PERSIA SILVER SIGLOS 546-330BC
VG-F-crude
$149.00
CONTROVERSIAL
FIRST COIN OF THE
ISLAMIC
REPUBLIC OF IRAN

Shortly after coming into power in 1979, the revolutionary Islamic
government of Iran issued circulating commemorative coins which
caused a bit of a stir in some diplomatic circles.
The 20mm aluminum-bronze clad steel
1 Rial coin
commemorates World Jerusalem Day (Quds Day). The day was
initiated in 1979 by the Islamic Republic 1979 to express solidarity
with Palestine and oppose Zionism and Israel’s control of
Jerusalem. The coin pictures the Dome of the Rock - which is
located in Jerusalem,
Israel.
The Dome of the Rock or Qubbet
el-Sakhra is one of the holiest sites to Jews, Muslims and
Christians. It is the site of the original Jewish Temple,
where Jesus preached. The Foundation Stone or Rock
at the center of the dome was where many Jews believe that Abraham
offered to sacrifice his son Isaac. Muslims believe that it is the spot
where the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven. The coin is
dated SH1359 (AD1980). The reverse the
coin has the denomination within a wreath.
Item
IR-1R
IRAN
1 RIAL 1980 DOME OF THE ROCK
KM1245 UNC. $3.00
ATTRACTIVE
BI-METALLIC COIN OF
ISLAMIC IRAN

One side of the bi-metallic 500 Rials
of the Islamic Republic of Iran
shows a traditional Persian design featuring a stylized bird and
flower. The other side has the denomination and date in
Persian within a traditional floral pattern. The
coin is dated SH1383 which corresponds to 2004AD. When it was
minted it was the highest denomination in circulation, but because of
inflation the coin soon became virtually valueless and disappeared from
circulation.
Item
IR-500R
IRAN 500 RIALS SH1383=2004AD KM1269 UNC $4.00
SMILING
SADDAM & MEDIEVAL
HORSEMEN ON IRAQ 25 DINAR NOTE
Reduced
size image
This
multi-colored 1986 25 Dinar note of Iraq features the portrait of
Saddam Hussein and a picture of medieval horsemen charging on the
front. It was an attempt to link Saddam with great military victories
in past centuries. The note was the first to bear the
Saddam's
portrait. The back shows the ancient gate of Babylon at the
left,
below it is a lion frieze. In the center is the Martyr’s
Monument
(al-Shaheed) in Baghdad which was dedicated in
1983. When
the note was issued it had an exchange rate of approximately $80 and
was the largest denomination in circulation. It was in use at
the
time of the invasion of Iraq in Operation Desert Storm in
1991.
In 1993 the note was suddenly withdrawn and declared worthless.
Item
PM-IQ-25D IRAQ 25 DINAR NOTE, 1986 SADDAM P73
XF-AU $3.00
Item
PM-IQ-25Dx10 10 of the above IRAQ 25 DINAR
NOTES, 1986 P73
XF-AU $19.50
Item
PM-IQ-25Dx100 100 of the above IRAQ 25 DINAR
NOTES, 1986 P73
XF-AU. $99.50
SADDAM
GULF WAR NOTE
This 1992 5 Dinars note of Iraq was issued after Iraq's defeat in
the First Gulf War. The country was under a United Nations
embargo so was unable to utilize its regular bank note printers.
Instead it utilized a Chinese printer that was willing to
break the embargo. The quality of the notes left much to be
desired, however they filled the need and were pressed into service.
The red note features a portrait of Saddam Hussein with an
underprint of an ancient temple. The back features Iraq's
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a small vignette of an ancient carving
of Hammurabi in conversation with the sun god Shamash. As an
anti-conterfeiting measure, the note contains threads that fluoresce
blue and orange under Ultra-Violet light. The note is
Uncirculated.
Item
PM-IQ-5D IRAQ 5 DINARS NOTE 1992 P80
UNC. $3.00
Item
PM-IQ-5Dx10 TEN of the above IRAQ 5
DINARS NOTES 1992 P80
UNC. $17.00
IRAQ
1995 250 DINAR NOTE
PICTURES SADDAM
Reduced
size image
This
1995 Iraqi 250 Dinar note picturing Saddam Hussein was issued after
Saddam's defeat in the First Gulf War. Inflation was taking a
serious toll on Iraq, so this new, higher denomination was
needed. At the time it was issued, it was the highest
denomination note in circulation. It had an official exchange rate of
over $750, however on the street it would buy only a few dollars worth
of goods. The reverse of the note shows the frieze from the Liberty
Monument in Baghdad. Because of the United Nations embargo,
the
notes were printed locally on an offset press and lacked the
anti-counterfeiting devices found on most banknotes today.
Item
PM-IQ-250D IRAQ 250 DINAR NOTE, 1995 SADDAM
P85
AU-UNC. $3.00
Item
PM-IQ-250Dx10 10 of the above IRAQ 250 DINAR
NOTES, 1995
AU-UNC. $19.50
Item
PM-IQ-250Dx100 100 of the above IRAQ 250
DINAR
NOTES, 1995
AU-UNC. $99.50
OPERATION
DESERT STORM PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS
These
propaganda leaflets were prepared by the US Armed Forces and
air-dropped on Iraqi soldiers during the First Gulf War in
1991. They
were part of a PSYOP psychological warfare program to encourage the
Iraqis not to fight. They must have been effective, as almost
half of
the Iraqi soldiers defected, deserted or surrendered. This
set
includes 7 different genuine propaganda leaflets, including both color
and black and white issues. Included in the set is a popular
leaflet
printed to look like an Iraq 25 Dinar note picturing Saddam. What
better way to have a piece of propaganda picked
up than to make it look like real money!
Click here for a
list of the leaflets provided
and their translations.
Item
IQ-PROP
SET OF 7 IRAQ WAR PROPAGANDA LEAFLETS, UNC.
$19.50
IRAQ POST
INVASION COIN SET 

Iraq
released three 2004 dated
coins: a 25, 50 and 100 Dinar. They are the first coins
issued
since for circulation since the First Gulf War in 1990 and were issued
as part of America’s plan to bring stability to the country.
Since then no additional coins have been issued for circulation. The
coins have a very simple design. One side shows a map of
Iraq,
showing the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and the date in both the AH and
AD Calendar. The other side shows the denomination and
inscriptions in Arabic. The 25 Dinars is copper plated-steel,
the
50 Dinars is brass plated steel and the 100 Dinar is nickel-plated
steel.
Item
IQ-SET3 IRAQ 25, 50 & 100
DINAR 2004 KM175-177 UNC. $4.00
NORTH AFRICAN
HANUKKAH LAMP ON ISRAELI COIN
The Israel 1963 Hanukkah 1 Lira displays an 18th century North African
Hanukkah lamp. It has a mintage of 9928 pieces in Unc. and just 5412
in Proof. The Proof issues have the tiny Hebrew character
"mem" below the date. The coins are all 32mm
copper-nickel.
They are attractive and historic coins at a very reasonable price
considering their limited mintage.
Item
IL-AFRICA-PF
ISRAEL 1 LIRA 1963 NORTH
AFRICAN HANUKKAH LAMP KM42 PROOF
$15.00
JERUSALEM
&
FRENCH HANUKKA LAMPS ON ISRAELI COINS
For many years Israel’s annual Hanukka coins were popular gift items
and popular with collectors. The 1977 Hanukka coin was the last
commemorative 10 Lirot coin issued by Israel. The 34mm
copper-nickel coin features the Jerusalem Hanukka Lamp. The
lamp dates from the early 20th century and is now in the Ethnographic
and Folklore Museum in Ramat Aviv. The coin has a mintage of
46,106 in Brilliant Uncirculated and 29,516 Proof. Two versions of the
Proof coin were issued, one with an "open" Mem, the other with a
"closed" Mem.
The 1978 issue was Israel's only 25 Lirot Hanukka coin. The 34mm
copper-nickel coin featured a 14th Century French Hanukka
lamp. It has a mintage of 36,200 in Brilliant uncirculated
and 22,300 in Proof. Both coins were struck at the Jerusalem
mint. The Brilliant Uncirculated versions have a Star of
David "mintmark" and a plain edge. The Proof versions have
the Hebrew character "mem" in place of the mintmark and have a reeded
edged.
Item
IL-10L-77BU
ISRAEL 10 LIROT 1977 JERUSALEM HANUKKA LAMP KM91.1
BU $5.00
Item
IL-10L-77PF-O
ISRAEL 10 LIROT 1977 JERUSALEM HANUKKA KM91.2 OPEN MEM PROOF out
Item
IL-10L-77PF-C
ISRAEL 10 LIROT 1977 JERUSALEM HANUKKA KM91.3 CLOSED MEM PROOF
$7.50
Item
IL-25L-78BU
ISRAEL 25 LIROT 1978 FRENCH
HANUKKA LAMP KM94.1 BU $6.00
Item
IL-25L-78PF
ISRAEL 25 LIROT 1978 FRENCH
HANUKKA LAMP KM94.2 PROOF out
ISRAEL TELEPHONE
TOKEN

For many years, Israel required tokens
to operate their public telephones. The tokens made it easy
to raise prices and helped cut down on slugs beings. This
Israeli telephone token, called an Asimon, was issued by the Israel
Post. One side is dated 1966 in Hebrew and has the world
“telephone” in Hebrew and Arabic. A deep slot and a center
hole is incorporated into the token to prevent regular coins or slugs
from being used in the telephone. The other side features a
telephone dial.
Item
IL-PHONE
ISRAEL TELEPHONE TOKEN 1966 VF $3.00
ANCIENT JUDEAN WIDOW'S
MITE FROM THE
TIME OF CHRIST 

The
story of the Widow's Mite can be found in the Bible in Mark
12:41-44. For Jesus, the widow's small offering of her only
two small coins was worth far more than the large contributions of the
rich who gave only a small portion of what they had. The
mite, also known as the lepton, was the smallest denomination
struck in ancient Judea. The coin was first struck during the
reign of Alexander Janeaus, and continued to be used during the time of
Christ. Most display an ancient anchor on one side and a
wheel on the other, though other designs were used as well. Minters
were paid by how many pieces they produced, not how well they produced
them. As a result the coins tend to be crude and off center.
Every coin is different. This historic
coin of
the Bible is over 2000 years old and comes with
a Certificate of
Authenticity.
Item
MITE ANCIENT JUDEAN WIDOW'S MITE FROM TIME OF
CHRIST, CRUDE $24.00
Item
MITEx5 5 of the above ANCIENT JUDEAN WIDOW'S
MITES FROM TIME OF
CHRIST, CRUDE $99.75
MODERN
COINS OF KURDISTAN
The Kurds are an
ethnic group divided between Iraq, Turkey and Syria.
Their attempts to establish a Kurdish nation have been repeatedly
thwarted by outside powers. In 2003, after the fall of Saddam Hussein
in Iraq, overseas Kurdish groups authorized the issuance of coins for
what they expected would be their new independent nation.
Because of objections from neighboring Turkey, the United States did
not allow the establishment of Kurdistan. Though the Kurds greatly
assisted the United States by providing ground forces to fight ISIS in
Syria and Iraq, in 2019 the United States again betrayed by withdrawing
United States troops and abandoning them to Turkish and Russian
forces.
The 2003 1 Dinar depicts the
most famous Kurd of all time: Saladin. He is depicted on
horseback carrying a modern Kurdish flag. Saladin founded the powerful
Ayyubid Dynasty in 1169. His diplomatic skills, backed by
well-disciplined army enabled him to gain control of Egypt, Palestine
and Syria from Islamic as well as Christian opponents. Even
his opponents admired him for his chivalry, justice and piety. The
27.4mm coin is struck in bronze-plated zinc.
The 2003 10 Dinar depicts a fallow deer. The 39mm coin is
struck in copper-nickel.
The reverses of all the coins depicts the
Kurdish emblem featuring the sun rising over three
mountains.
Item
KURD1 KURDISTAN
1 DINAR 2003 Br.X1.2 UNC.
$7.50
Item
KURD10 KURDISTAN
10 DINARS 2003 FALLOW DEER
Br.X2.2 UNC.
$10.00
THE
GREATEST BANK HEIST OF ALL
TIME!
Iraq borrowed over $14 billion
from Kuwait in order to finance the Iran-Iraq war. Rather
than pay it back, Iraq invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990. They
quickly hauled off everything of value, including some $1 billion in
currency and gold from the Central Bank of Kuwait. On July
17, 1991 the United States and coalition forces attacked Iraq and
liberated Kuwait. This Kuwait 1 Dinar is one series of notes
(prefix 47-53) that had been plundered by Iraq. Kuwait declared it
contraband and invalid. The front depicts the Kuwait City
Tele-communications Center and the arms of Kuwait. The back
depicts Kuwait's historic Red Fort. The note has a watermark of a
dhow. It comes in a descriptive folder.
Item
PM-KW-1D KUWAIT 1 DINAR "CONTRABAND" NOTE
(1990) P13d IN FOLDER UNC.
$6.00
LEBANON
BANKNOTE & COIN SETS
Lebanon was once one of the most prosperous nations in the Middle
East. In recent years entrenched politicians, caring more for
their political party than their nation, drove the country to
ruin. In 2020 a massive ex-plosion caused by improperly
stored am-monium nitrate killed over 200, left over 300,000 homeless
and destroyed major portions of Beirut.
The beautiful 7-note set includes the 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 &
250 Livres dating from 1980 to 1986. The notes feature natural and
historical sites throughout Lebanon. The newer 3-note set
shows the corrosive effects of inflation. It includes the
1000, 5000 and 10,000 Livres dating from 2014 to 2016. The
colorful notes feature geometric designs, a Lebanese Cedar (few of
which survive) and the denomination in large Arabic numerals on the
front. The 3-coin set from Lebanon includes the 2002 25
Livres, the eight-sided 1996 50 Livres and the 2009 100
Livres. The 25 and 50 Livres were struck only a single year.
The coins all feature a Lebanese Cedar. Lebanon was under
French control from the end of World War I until after World War II so
the notes and coins have legends in Arabic on the front and in French
on the back. Also available is the full set of all six notes
currently in circulation: 1000, 5000, 10,000, 20,000, 50,000 and
100,000 Livres dated from 2016 to 2022 in Uncirculated condition.
At the official exchange rates the notes are worth well over
$100. We obtained these at
black
market rates so can offer them for far less than their
official face value.
Item
PM-LB-SET7
LEBANON 7 NOTE SET 1-250 LIVRES 1980-86
UNC. $15.00
Item
PM-LB-SET3
LEBANON 3 NOTE SET 1000-10,000 LIVRES 2014-16
UNC. $7.50
Item
S-LB-SET3
LEBANON 3 COIN SET 25, 50 & 100
LIVRES 1996-2009 UNC.
$3.50
Item
PM-LB-NEW6
LEBANON CURRENT 6 NOTE SET 1000-100,000
LIVRES
2016-22
UNC. $39.50
LEBANONESE
LUCKY COIN

Few
countries have been as unlucky as Lebanon in recent years.
Lebanon has gone from one of the most popular and prosperous nations in
the Middle-East to one of the poorest and most miserable due to corrupt
government officials more interested in serving their political party
than their nation. Lebanon's central bank issued what they call their
"Lucky Coin". perhaps in an effort to bring some good luck to the
nation's suffering citizens. The coin is a 2012 "nordic gold" 250 Livre
with the Lebanese Cedar and denomination on the obverse highlighted in
Rhodium. The coin has a limited mintage of 100,000 pieces.
Item
LB-LUCKY
LEBANON 250 LIVRE 2012 RHODIUM PLATED "LUCKY
COIN" KM36a UNC.
$10.00
LEBANESE LOLLAR
SATIRE NOTES

In
May 2022 a Lebanese group called “The Lebanese Transparency
Association – No Corruption” released a series of six satire notes
protesting the corruption and incompetence of the Lebanese government.
The notes are all labeled “The Currency of Corruption” in English and
Arabic. Lebanon used to be called the “Switzerland
of the Middle East”. It was the place to do business in the
Middle East and had a lively culture and night life. Elected
officials, more interested in their political party than their country
have destroyed the country, which is now near collapse.
Lollar is a term used to described U.S. dollars that were deposited in
Lebanese banks but now can only be withdrawn in Lebanese Livres at
highly unfavorable rates. Advertising agency Leo Burnett
partnered with acclaimed British artist Tom Young to create the notes.
The notes were available at special ATMs in various locations in
Beirut.
The notes are approximately the size of United States
currency.
The backs of all the notes depict a modified rendering of the Central
Bank building, showing it in ruins and labeled “The Lollar
Bank”.
The 1 Lollar note depicts a rusted train at the Tripoli Mina
station. The once prosperous rail system that linked Lebanon
to Europe has been inoperable since 1989 and left to rot, but the
government still spends millions to pay the wages of 300 employees of
the railway administration department. The 5 Lollar note
protests the fuel cartels. It depicts the endless queues at
gas stations that have blocked streets nationwide since
2021. The 10 Lollar notes depicts the garbage
crisis. Garbage has been piling up in the streets
in Beirut and elsewhere creating an environmental disaster.
The government signed sweetheart contracts with politically connected
companies to collect garbage. Some companies just dumped the
garbage into the ocean, others disappeared, those that remained reduced
or stopped collection when the government could no longer afford to pay
them. The 20 Lollar depicts a burning cedar forest.
The country spent millions of firefighting equipment, but did not
maintain it, so fires rage out of control. Neighboring
countries have stepped in to help the Lebanese army put out
fires. The 50 Lollar note protests power shortages. Despite
large government expenditures electricity is only available a few hours
a day if at all from the power grid. Local cartels which
obtain fuel under questionable circumstances operate generators selling
electricity at exorbitant rates. The 100 Lollar note depicts
the 2020 Beirut port explosion which killed over 200, left over 300,000
homeless and exposed the corruption and incompetence of port
officials. The set of six satire notes are not real
money, but are a real protest against of corruption of the Lebanese
government.
Item
PM-LOLLAR
LEBANON SET OF 6 SATIRE NOTES, 1 - 100 LOLLAR
UNC. $5.00
Item
PM-LOLLARx10
10 SETS OF THE ABOVE LEBANON SET OF 6 SATIRE
NOTES, 1-100 LOLLAR
UNC. $25.00
SILVER
COINS OF THE
SLAVE KINGS OF THE HOLY LAND
The Bahri Mamluks ruled Egypt, Syria and the Holy Land from 1250 to
1382. The Mamluks were slaves purchased as boys from Russia,
converted to Islam and trained to be warriors. In 1250 Mamluk
slaves overthrew their masters, the Ayyubids, and established the Bahri
Mamluk dynasty with its capital in Cairo. They continued to
import Mamluk slaves to serve in their military. The Sultan
was supposed to be selected from the ranks of the Mamluk slaves, so the
Sultan would also have been slave! Thus, the Mamluks are
known as the "Slave-Kings". Mamluks were not supposed to be
able to inherit wealth or power, but many attempted to do so, resulting
in brutal and bloody quests for power among various factions competing
for supremacy. Mamluk Sultans rarely died a natural
death.
Baybars was a brilliant military leader. He helped defeat the
Seventh Crusade under Louis IX of France in 1250, then in 1260 he gave
the Mongol armies their first substantial defeat and turned back the
Mongol conquests of the Middle East. Shortly after that the
Mamluk Sultan was assassinated and Baybars proclaimed himself Sultan.
As sultan, he engaged in a combination of military action and
diplomacy, greatly expand the Mamluk empire. He died in 1277,
possibly from accidentally drinking a poisoned alcoholic beverage he
intended for a rival. These silver Dirhams of Baybars, like
most Mamluk coins, is crude, often with large weakly struck areas. In
addition to inscriptions, most have a crude depiction of a lion at the
bottom of the obverse.
Mamluk power and culture reached its zenith under Al-Nasir Muhammad I.
He served three reigns as Sultan. He was the son of a Mamluk
Sultan, rather than a Mamluk slave. He was first made Sultan
in 1293. He was only 8 years old, so was controlled by
others. He was deposed the following year in a palace
revolt. In 1299 the reigning sultan was murdered and Muhammad
was again placed on the throne, again under the control of
others. He fled the palace in 1309 rather than continue to
submit to authority of others. After the population of Cairo
forced his unpopular successor to flee, he reclaimed his
throne. He ruthlessly cracked down on corruption and those he
infringed on his power. He also engaged in major public works
projects including rebuilding an ancient canal connecting Alexandria
with the Nile and building or rebuilding many mosques, schools and
public baths. We have factional silver Dirhams struck during
Muhammad's third reign from 1310 to 1341. The small, irregularly shaped
coins were struck using dies for the much larger 1 Dirham coin, so most
of the design is off the flan.
In the year following the death of Muhammed in June 1341 there were
three Mamuk sultans, two of which were murdered and the third deposed
as various factions vied for control. In June 1342 As-Salih Isma'il, a
son of Muhammad and one of his concubines became Sultan. He
was a pious ruler that brought some political stability to the Mamluk
empire before he died of an illness in 1345. The Silver Dirhams of
Isma'il, like other Mamluk Dirhams, have Arabic inscriptions on both
sides and are weakly struck.
Item
MAM-BAYB MAMLUK DIRHAM, BAYBARS I, 1260-1277
A-883
G-VG-crude
$15.00
Item
MAM-MUH MAMLUK FRACTIONAL DIRHAM, MUHAMMED I
1310-41 A-921
VG-crude
$15.00
Item
MAM-ISM MAMLUK DIRHAM, ISMA'IL 1342-45,
G-VG-crude out
TRI-LINGUAL
COIN OF BRITISH
PALESTINE
Great
Britain gained control of Palestine from the
Ottoman Empire after
World
War I. It did not issue its first coins
for
Palestine until
1927. In order to satisfy the Jews and Arabs in the
territory, as well as their British rulers, the bronze 1 Mil coins have
their legends in three different languages, Arabic, English and Hebrew
and the date in both the AD and AH calendar. An olive branch,
representing peace, is on the reverse. In 1948 the British
Mandate of Palestine was dissolved and most of the territory became the
newly declared State of Israel. Britain only sporadically
minted the 1 Mil coin for Palestine: 1927, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940
(rare), 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946 and 1947 (very rare - all but 5
melted). Also available are single coins from the World War
II
years. 1939 was the year World War II started in Europe and
Palestine was being flooded with Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust
in Europe. The set of nine different dates of
Palestine 1
Mils includes:
1927, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944 &
1946, no 1940 or
1947.
Item
PS-1M-27 PALESTINE 1 MIL 1927 KM1 VF-XF
$4.00
Item
PS-1M-35 PALESTINE 1 MIL 1934 KM1 VF-XF
$4.00
Item
PS-1M-39 PALESTINE 1 MIL 1939 KM1 VF-XF
$4.00
Item
PS-1M-41 PALESTINE 1 MIL 1941 KM1 VF-XF
$5.00
Item
PS-1M-42 PALESTINE 1 MIL 1942 KM1 VF-XF
$4.00
Item
PS-1M-43 PALESTINE 1 MIL 1943 KM1 VF-XF
$4.00
Item
PS-1M-46 PALESTINE 1 MIL 1946 KM1 VF-XF
$5.00
Item
PS-1M-SET SET OF 9 PALESTINE 1 MIL 1927-1946
KM1 VF-XF
$29.75
FIRST COINS OF
PALESTINE

This
set includes the first coins issued by the British Mandate of Palestine
in Uncirculated condition.
Great
Britain gained control of Palestine from the
Ottoman Empire after
World War I. It issued
its first coins for Palestine in 1927, including these 1 and 2 Mils
coins. Both coins are bronze and have similar designs. In
order to satisfy the Jews and Arabs in the territory, as well as their
British rulers, the coins have their legends in three different
languages, Arabic, English and Hebrew and the date in both the AD and
AH calendar. An olive branch, representing peace, is on the
reverses of both coins. In 1948 the Mandate was dissolved
with most of the territory going to the newly declared
State of Israel. The 1
Mil is 21mm and the 2 Mils is 28mm. Both coins still retain
most of their original bright mint luster.
Item
PS-SET2U PALESTINE 1 & 2 MILS 1927 KM1
&
2 AU-UNC.
$45.00
MODERN PALESTINE
BI-METALLIC PATTERN COIN

This
2010 bi-metallic Palestine 1 Dinar coin is an unofficial pattern
coin. Palestine did not gain independence, and the coin never
circulated. One side of the 25mm coin features an Argali,
which is a type of mountain sheep. The Palestinian national
emblem, which features the Eagle of Saladin in on the
obverse. The legends on the coin are in both Arabic and
English.
Item
PS-1DIN PALESTINE 1 DINAR 2010 Br.X10 UNC.
$7.50
Also see:
SCARCE
SAUDI HALALA

In
1963 Saudi Arabia introduced a new denomination; the 1 Halala, as part
of a monetary
reform. Because the new coin had no direct equivalent in the
previous monetary system and had minimal value, it was poorly
accepted.
The obverse of the 19mm bronze coin features a palm tree and crossed
swords. The reverse has the denomination and date in
Arabic.
Item
SA-1H SAUDI ARABIA 1 HALALA AH1383=AD1963
KM44,
AU-UNC. $3.00
SCARCE SAUDI ARABIAN
COIN

The
British Royal Mint struck a small quantity of copper-nickel 100 Halala
coins for Saudi Arabia dated AD1977 and AH 1397 as samples. Actual
production of the coins commenced the following year, with the coins
dated AD 1978 and AH1398. A few of the sample coins somehow
escaped into circulation. The coins were to be part of the
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization coin program. The
program encourages farmers to grow more food and helps raise money for
Agricultural projects through the sale of the coins.
Item
SA-59-77
SAUDI ARABIA 100 HALALA 1977 KM59 UNC. $45.00
SAUDI
ARABIAN BI-METALLIC
COINS

Saudi
Arabia issued two
bi-metallic 100 Halala coins in 1999 (AH1419). The regular
issue
features a palm tree and a pair of crossed swords. The
commemorative issue honors the 100th anniversary of the Saudi
Kingdom. Saudi Arabia dates it's founding to a night in 1902
when
Abdul Aziz ibn Saud and 40 of his followers did a daring midnight raid,
capturing the Ottoman fort at Riyadh. With the support of the
conservative Islamic Wahhabi clergy, Abdul Aziz declared a
Jihad,
or holy war against the Ottomans and other rulers who controlled the
Arabian Peninsula. After the defeat of the
Ottoman's in
World War I by Allied forces, Abdul Aziz conquered neighboring Hejaz,
and consolidated his kingdom into what is today Saudi Arabia. The
design of the coin features extensive calligraphy as well as a stylized
representation of a palm tree, and the
fort. The 100
years from 1902 to 1999 is based on the lunar Hegira calendar, which
has
slightly shorter years than a solar calendar.
Item
SA-66 SAUDI ARABIA
100 HALALA REGULAR ISSUE, KM66 UNC.
$5.00
Item
SA-67 SAUDI
ARABIA
100 HALALA 100TH ANNIVERSARY, KM67 UNC. OUT
CONTROVERSIAL
SAUDI NOTE
In October 2020 Saudi Arabia released a circulating commemorative
banknote to mark the Saudi presidency of the G20 summit. The G20 (or
Group of 20) is a forum of government leaders and central bank
governors from 19 countries and the European Union to discuss
international financial issues. The G20 members account for
around 90% of the Gross World Product and 80% of world trade. The
summit was scheduled to be held in Riyad in November 2020 but due to
COVID it was held virtually. The front depicts the
G20 logo and King Salman. The back of the note features a map
of the world with the G20 members in a darker color.
Controversially the regions of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh,
which are administered by India, are shown as an independent
entity. Pakistan also complained as the parts of
Kashmir that are
administered by Pakistan are included in that entity. Because
of strong diplomatic protests by both India and Pakistan it is reported
that Saudi Arabia is withdrawing the note from circulation.
Item
PM-SA-20R SAUDI ARABIA 20 RIALS 2020 G-20
PRESIDENCY UNC.
$24.00
Also see:
OLD COPPER COIN OF MUSLIM KASHMIR - AE KASERAH
FATH SHAH
1486-1517
JAMMU & KASHMIR COIN DEPICTS KASHMIR
DEER: 200 RUPEES 2020 PROOF
HIGH GRADE
ABBASID PROVINCIAL
SILVER 1/2 DIRHAM
OF TABARISTAN

Tabaristan
is a region on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea in what is now
Iran. It was one of the last parts of Persia to fall to the
Muslim conquest due to natural barriers including high mountains,
numerous rivers, swamps and dense forests as well resistive
population. Even after it fell to the Abbasid Caliphate it
was virtually independent and had its own distinctive, non-Muslim style
coinage until about 793AD. The coins were silver 1/2 Dirhams based on
the Sassanian Dirham. The obverse featured a crowned
Sassanian style bust. The reverse features a Zoroastrian fire
altar flanked by two attendants. The coins are about 23mm in
diameter, are well struck, and have little or no wear. It is
an unusual transitional coin struck by the Muslim Abbasids but
retaining the design of the earlier Zoroastrian Sassanian coinage.
Item
TABARISTAN TABARISTAN 1/2 DIRHAM,
8th CENTURY
AD, XF
$49.50
SILVER
COINS OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
The Ottoman Empire was a vast, rich, powerful empire that at its peak
spanned three continents, including much of southern Europe, western
Asia and north Africa. It was founded at the end of the 13th century in
what is now Turkey, and lasted until 1922. Its early coinage consisted
primarily of small, poorly struck silver coins. We are
pleased to offer some of the coins of some of the Ottoman's most
important early Sultans. Because the coins were produced in large
quantities and have not been widely
collected, they are still quite reasonably priced.
Suleiman the Magnificent
(Suleyman I) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1566.
During his long reign he greatly expanded his empire, conquering much
of the Middle East, North Africa, most of Hungary and laid siege to
Vienna twice. He instituted major reforms in education,
taxation and criminal law. He was an accomplished poet,
goldsmith and patron of the arts. This
silver Medini (3 Akces) of Suleiman was struck at the Amid mint, in
what is now Diyabakir in Turkey. Diyabakir, located on the Tigris River
is considered the "un-proclaimed capital of so-called Turkish
Kurdistan". The silver coin is approximately 13mm in diameter
and is dated AH926 (1520AD). It is an historic coin of an
historic monarch.
Item
TR-SUL OTTOMAN, SULEIMAN THE MAGNIFICENT
SILVER MEDINI
AH926=1520AD, AMID MINT VG-crude
$6.00
Mahmud II ruled the
Ottoman Empire from 1808 until 1839. In 1808 Mahmud II's
predecessor and half-brother, Ottoman Sultan Mustafa IV ordered his
execution along with his cousin, the deposed Sultan Selim
III. Selim III was killed, but Mahmud was safely hidden by
his mother and was placed on the throne of the Ottoman Empire after
rebels deposed Mustafa IV. Mahmud carried out many reforms to modernize
his country, including abolishing the elite Janissary corps, reforming
the justice system to prevent governors from arbitrarily sentencing
people to death, modernized the taxation system to prevent abuses by
tax collectors, made sweeping reforms of the bureaucracy in order to
reestablish royal authority and raised salaries in an attempt to limit
bribery. He was less successful militarily,
loosing the Greek war of Independence, losing Algeria to the French and
losing territory in two wars against Russia. This small, thin
Para of Mahmud II was struck in Constantinople between 1832 and
1838. The coin is struck in .170 fine silver.
Though the coin shows little wear, it is weakly struck and is so thin
that the design on one side shows through to the other side of the
coin. It is remarkably inexpensive for an historic silver
coin that is almost 200 years old.
Item
TR-MAHM2 OTTOMAN EMPIRE, MAHMUD II 1
PARA 1832-38 KM594 VF-XF-CRUDE
$4.00
Item
TR-MAHM2x10 10 of the above OTTOMAN MAHMUD II
1 PARA 1832-38 KM594 VF-XF-CRUDE
$25.00
Item
TR-MAHM2x100 100 of the above OTTOMAN MAHMUD
II 1 PARA 1832-38 KM594 VF-XF-CRUDE
$125.00
BI-METALLIC COINS
TURKISH COINS DEPICT WILDLIFE

Turkey issues an annual series of two bimetallic 1 Lira
coins, each depicting an animal. The coins are all 26.15mm in
diameter and have the denomination and date on the
obverse. The 2009 issues depict an mother elephant and her calf on one
coin and a Loggerhead Sea Turtle on the other. They have a
mintage of
only 5000 of each coin.
Item
TR-ZOO-09
TURKEY SET OF 2 BIMETAL 1 LIRA ELEPHANT
& SEA TURTLE 2009 KM1263 & KM1264 Unc. $12.00
TURKEY
CONVERTS MUSEUM INTO A MOSQUE

Turkey
issued the bi-metallic 1 Lira coin in 2020 to commemorate the
conversion of Hagai Sophia into the Grand Hagai Sophia
Mosque. The Hagai Sophia was built between 532 and 537 when
Constantinople was the capital of the Byzantine Empire. It was the
architectural marvel of its age. For almost 1000 years it was
the world's largest cathedral.. It converted to a Mosque
after the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans in 1453. In
1935 Turkey converted it to a museum and it became Turkey's most
visited tourist attraction. In 2020 the Islamic government of
Turkey converted it back to a mosque despite opposition of many
international organizations and many Turkish citizens. The
coin depicts the mosque on one side and the denomination and date on
the other.
Item
TR-SOPHIA TURKEY 1 LIRA 2020 GRAND HAGAI
SOPHIA MOSQUE UNC.
$3.00
2022 BI-METALLICS FROM TURKEY



Turkey issued two circulating bi-metallic 1 Lira coins in 2022. One
commemorated the 100th anniversary of The Great Offensive.
The Offensive resulted in Turkey’s victory of Turkey over the Greek
army in the final stage of the Greco-Turkish War following World War I
and led to the formal dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. The
design features the number 100 that includes the Turkish crescent moon
and star and a small figure of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk walking.
Beneath is the date of the start of the Offensive: August 26,
1922. The other coin commemorates and depicts the recently
completed 1915 Canakkale Bridge that spans the Dardanelles.
1915 is part of the official name of the bridge and refers to an
important Ottoman naval victory against the navies of the United
Kingdom and France during World War I. The bridge is the
longest suspension bridge in the world with a main span of 1.257 miles
(2.023 km). Both coins are 26.15mm and have the standard
Turkish 1 Lira reverse.
Item
TR-1L-100 TURKEY 1 LIRA 2022 GREAT OFFENSIVE
KM1547
UNC. $3.00
Item
TR-1L-BRIDGE TURKEY 1 LIRA 2022 BRIDGE
KM1548
UNC. $3.50
I LOVE UAE

The
United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven emirates that
was formed in 1971. It has undergone rapid development and
now a major commercial and transportation hub. It is host to the
tallest building in the world: the Burj Khalifa. Over 80% of
its inhabitants are citizens of other countries. The “I Love
UAE” program was started to promote a stronger national unity among the
diverse population. The program included this circulating
commemorative 1 Dirham that was released in 2009. The reverse
features a heart shaped ribbon surrounding a map of the United Arab
Emirates with the legend “I LOVE UAE” in Arabic and English.
The standard 1 Dirham obverse is on the other side. The 23.8mm coin is
struck in copper-nickel. The coin is undated (must mean it is dateless
love).
Item
UAE-LOVE
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1 DIRHAM "I
LOVE UAE" KM99 BU
$4.00
SCARCE
SILVER
COIN OF THE KATHIRI STATE OF SEIYUN AND TARIM

The
Kathiri Sultans controlled the towns of Seiyun and Tarim in what is
now Yemen. After losing much of their territory to rival tribes they
agreed to become a British Protectorate. Seiyun was the capital, and
Tarim is a major center of Islamic learning. In 1897 they had
this silver 12 Khumsi coins struck at the Heaton Mint for their
territory. The coin is all in Arabic, except for the Heaton
mintmark and are dated AH1315. 12 Khumsi was
equivalent to
1/10 Riyal. The coin is 18mm in diameter. It is a rarely seen coin from
a now forgotten nation.
Item
SEIYUN-12K
KATHIRI STATE OF SEIYUN & TARIM 12
KHUMSI AH1315=1897AD KM216 F-VF
$45.00
LOBSTER ON COIN
OF SHORT-LIVED
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF YEMEN

The
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, also known as South Yemen or
Democratic Yemen, gained independence from
Great
Britain after the
withdrawal of the British and the collapse of the Federation of South
Arabia in 1967. Over the years its relations with the Yemen Arab
Republic, or North Yemen fluctuated between war and peace.
The two nations fought a war in 1972, but were peacefully
united in
1990 after Democratic Yemen lost support from communist nations due to
the collapse of the Soviet Union. Peace was not lasting however, a
civil war between factions from the north and south broke out again
in
1994. Peace was temporarily achieved with an election in
1999, however the country continued to suffer from instability as
various tribal factions. Since 2012 Yemen has been engaged in another
ongoing civil war, with factions in the South supported by Saudi
Arabia
and factions in the north supported by Iran. This 23mm
aluminum 5 Fils coin of Democratic Yemen features a spiny
Lobster. The coins is dated in Arabic numerals 1973AD and
AH1373.
Item
YEMDR-5F YEMEN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC 5 FILS
1973 KM4
LOBSTER UNC.
$3.00
Item
YEMDR-5Fx10 10 of the above YEMEN DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC 5 FILS
1973 KM4
LOBSTER UNC.
$15.00
TRANSITION BANKNOTES FROM
YEMEN
In 1990 the Republic of Yemen (called North Yemen) united with
The
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) to form
the
Republic of Yemen. Since then, there have been multiple on
and off civil wars (mostly on) between various factions. The
country is divided between Government of Yemen, Iranian supported
Houthi rebels, Al-Qaeda, and a government supported by the United Arab
Emirates. These 10 and 20 Rial notes issued by the Central
Bank of Yemen were issued in 1990 during unification of North and South
Yemen. The 10 Rials depicts the Qubbat Al-Bakiliyah Mosque in
Sana'a on the front and the modern Ma'rib Dam on the
back. The 20 Rials features a marble sculpture of
seated figure with grapes. The back depicts traditional
buildings in Sana'a. Both notes have watermarks of the arms
of Yemen.
Item
PM-YE-SET2 YEMEN 10 & 20 RIALS 1990
P23b
& P26a UNC.
$5.00
YEMEN
REPUBLIC COIN SET

This
four coin set features the most recent circulating coins
of the
Yemen Republic. Since 2015 the country has been torn apart by civil
war. The set includes the 2006 20
Rials
that features the rare and endangered
Dragon's Blood Tree. The tree is found on the island of Sokotra
(Sucotra, Sogotra),
located approximately 200 miles (340km) off the coast of Yemen in the
Indian
Ocean. The sap of the tree has been
harvested for medicine since ancient times. The 10
Rials
features the famous 17th century Shaharah stone bridge. The
32
meter limestone bridge links two mountaintop villages seperated by a
gorge. The Central Bank of Yemen building is on the 5 Rials.
A stylized
eagle is on the 1 Riyal. All four coins are Uncirculated.
Item
S-YE-SET4 YEMEN
1, 5, 10 & 20 RIALS SET
KM 25-29a 1993-2006 UNC.
$9.00
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