5 Fils

Obverse © nordboutik59 – Reverse © Jérémy Pureur

Features

Issuer	Bahrain
Emir	Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (1961-1999)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Year	1385 (1965)
Calendar	Islamic (Hijri)
Value	5 Fils (0.005 BHD)
Currency	Dinar (1965-date)
Composition	Bronze (97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc, 0.5% Tin)
Weight	2 g
Diameter	18.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 5371
References	KM# 2, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 2 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Palm tree within inner circle. State name in Arabic at the top, and both Islamic and Gregorian dates in Arabic at the bottom.

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
حُكُومَة البَحرَين
١٣٨٥ - ١٩٦٥

Translation:
Government of Bahrain
1965 - 1385

Reverse

Denomination in Arabic, and state name in English below.

Scripts: Arabic, Latin

Lettering:
٥
فلوس
BAHRAIN

Translation: 5 Fils

Edge

Smooth

Mints

	Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
	Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

Proof Set (KM#PS2):

© Zameer Abubakar

Of the total mintage, 3,000,000 were minted in 1965 in London, 1,000,000 were minted in 1969 in London, 500,000 were minted in 1970 in London, 500,000 were minted in 1972 in Llantrisant, 500,000 were minted in 1973 in Llantrisant, 1,500,000 were minted in 1974 in Llantrisant, and 1,000,000 were minted in 1976 in Llantrisant.

Note: Krause is very confusing about the mintage and sets of the 1965 proof issues:
- They list the mintage of the proof issues as 12,000 and the same mintage number for KM#PS1.
- They also list the same coins in another set KM#PS2 with mintage of 20,000; so the mintage doesn't match.
- Also, it's mentioned that KM#PS1 includes KM#1-6 & 8 and is dated 1965 although KM#8 is dated 1968.
- KM#PS2 has been mentioned in Krause up to its 2016 edition, but not mentioned in the latest 2017 edition (unknown if it's done purposely or by mistake)
- KM#PS2 is found commonly online, however, no single picture can be found of KM#PS1.
- Only the 2nd set is listed below (with the mintage associated with it on Krause) until further information can be found about the total mintage and the existence of the 1st set.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1385 (1965)	12 000							$ 1.30	1.8%	١٣٨٥ - ١٩٦٥ Proof Sets (KM#PS2)
1385 (1965)	8 000 000	$ 0.09	$ 0.31	$ 0.34	$ 0.35	$ 0.35	$ 0.37	$ 0.94	98%	١٣٨٥ - ١٩٦٥; Minted in 1966-1976

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