Description
Country or authority: Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
Year or date range: AH 1378; conventionally catalogued as 1959
Denomination: 1 Saidi rial
Composition: Silver
Ruler or portrait: Said bin Taimur; no portrait.
Mint or mintmark: Royal Mint, London, attributed from the type; no mintmark visible.
Catalogue references: KM# 31
Obverse description: Conventional obverse, shown in the second photograph: sheathed khanjar over crossed swords, surrounded by the Arabic legends سعيد بن تيمور (Said bin Taimur) and سلطان مسقط وعمان (Sultan of Muscat and Oman). Outer border of eight sailing vessels alternating with eight palm trees, within a segmented rim.
Reverse description: Conventional reverse, shown in the first photograph: large Arabic numeral ١ (1), with date ١٣٧٨ (1378) below. Legends ريال سعيدي (Saidi rial) above and السلطنة السعيدية (the Saidi Sultanate) below. Small khanjar-and-swords emblems at left and right; segmented rim.
Description and condition notes: Refer to image for condition
