10 Dinars - Isa Independence

Features

Issuer Bahrain
Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (1961-1999)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1391 (1971)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value 10 Dinars
10 BHD = USD 27
Currency Dinar (1965-date)
Composition Gold (.917)
Weight 16 g
Diameter 28.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
101161
References X# 2,
George S. Cuhaj (editor); 2011. Unusual World Coins. Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
Fr# 2
Arthur L. Friedberg, Ira S. Friedberg, Robert Friedberg; 2017. Gold Coins of the World : From Ancient Times to the Present (9th edition). Coin & Currency Institute, Williston, Vermont, United States.

Commemorative issue

Commemoration of Independence (August 1971)

Obverse

Bust of Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa facing left.

Engraver: Michael Rizzello

Reverse

Crowned coat of arms and sun on top in wreath.
Occasion, state name and dates in Arabic and English.
No denomination.

Scripts: Arabic, Latin

Lettering:
ذكرى الاستقلال
البحرين
جمادى الثانية ١٣٩١ AUGUST 1971
BAHRAIN
COMMEMORATION OF INDEPENDENCE

Translation:
Commemoration of Independence
Bahrain
August 1971 - Jumada al-Thani 1391

Edge

Reeded

Comments

Previously referenced as KM#10 then X#M2

Bahrain Independence Day occurred on 14 August 1971, when the country declared independence from the British following a United Nations survey of the Bahraini population. The British announced the withdrawal of their troops east of Suez in the early 1960s.
Bahrain declared its independence on 14 August 1971, marked by the signing of a friendship treaty with the British that terminated previous agreements between the two sides.
Although 14 August is the actual date on which Bahrain gained its independence from the British, the state does not celebrate or mark that date. Instead, the state annually celebrates 16 December as "National Day" to coincide with the day that former ruler Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa ascended to the throne. As such, 16 December is a national holiday and is usually celebrated with firework displays.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1391 (1971)  3 000 ١٣٩١ - 1971 Brilliant Uncirculated

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