5 Fils Emirate of Kuwait

Features

Issuer	Kuwait
Emir	Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah (1950-1965)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1380 (1961)
Calendar	Islamic (Hijri)
Value	5 Fils 0.005 KWD = USD 0.016
Currency	Dinar (1960-1990 and 1991-date)
Composition	Nickel brass
Weight	2.5 g
Diameter	19.4 mm
Thickness	1.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 8705
References	KM# 3 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 2 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

Value in Arabic within circle. State name in Arabic above, and in English below

Scripts: Arabic, Latin

Lettering:
إمَارَة الكُوَيت
٥
فلُوس
KUWAIT

Translation:
Emirate of Kuwait
5
Fils
KUWAIT

Reverse

Boom sailing ship, a type of dhow, sailing to the left with a small flag on the right side. Islamic and Gregorian dates in Arabic below

Script: Arabic

Lettering: ١٣٨٠ - ١٩٦١

Translation: 1380 - 1961

Edge

Plain

Mint

Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1380 (1961)	2 400 000	$ 0.56	$ 0.70	$ 1.30	$ 1.60	$ 2.70	١٣٨٠ - ١٩٦١	98%
1380 (1961)	60						١٣٨٠ - ١٩٦١ Proof Sets only (KM#PS1)	1.1%

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