1 Rial

1 Rial - obverse1 Rial - reverse

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Features

Issuer North Yemen
Period Yemen Arab Republic (1962-1990)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1396-1405 (1976-1985)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value 1 Rial (1 YER)
Currency Rial (decimalized, 1974-1990)
Composition Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight 8 g
Diameter 28 mm
Thickness 1.8 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
6905
References Y# 42,
Richard S. Yeoman, Arthur L. Friedberg; 2007. A Catalog of Modern World Coins : 1850-1964 (14th edition). Whitman Publishing Company, Atlanta, United States.
And 1 more volumes.
Schön# 131
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Coat of Arms (eagle flanked by two flags, crest and banner)

Script: Arabic

Lettering: الجمهورية العربية اليمنية

Translation: Yemen Arab Republic

Reverse

Letters of the Yemen Central Bank, value in circle

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
البنك المركزي اليمني
١
ريال
١٣٩٦-١٩٧٦

Translation:
Central Bank of Yemen
1
riyal
1396 - 1976

Edge

Milled

Mint

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

The 1993 coin (printed date hijra year 1414, ١٤١٤- ١٩٩٣). This date is from three years after Yemeni unification in 1990, at which point the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) and People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) both ceased to exist. Thus, no Y.A.R. coin from 1993 exists; there is instead a 1993-issued Republic of Yemen 1 rial coin, and this is already listed on Numista under the country heading "Yemen". It is 19.95 mm instead of 28 mm, and the Arabic inscription on the banner on reverse is different from the earlier YAR coin of the same denomination.
Source: Currency in Yemen Through the Ages, Central Bank of Yemen, Sana'a, 2004, pp. 260-261.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1396 (1976)  7 800 000 $ 0.73 $ 0.73 $ 1.10 $ 1.10 $ 1.30 $ 1.80 69% ١٣٩٦ - ١٩٧٦
1400 (1980)  10 000 1.7% ١٤٠٠ - ١٩٨٠; Proof Sets only (KM#PS8)
1405 (1985)  $ 0.69 $ 0.69 $ 0.89 $ 0.95 $ 1.10 43% ١٤٠٥ - ١٩٨٥

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