250 Fils - Isa FAO

Features

Issuer	Bahrain
Emir	Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa (1961-1999)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Years	1389-1403 (1969-1983)
Calendar	Islamic (Hijri)
Value	250 Fils 0.250 BHD = USD 0.66
Currency	Dinar (1965-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	15 g
Diameter	32 mm
Thickness	2.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 7983
References	KM# 7 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Y# 9 Whitman Publishing (publisher). A Catalog of Modern World Coins. Whitman Publishing (3 volumes).

Commemorative issue

FAO - Development of Fishing

Obverse

A traditional sailboat moored behind a palm tree. State name and dates in Arabic and English around.

Scripts: Arabic, Latin

Lettering:
حكومة البحرين
١٩٦٩-١٣٨٩ 1969-1389
GOVERNMENT OF BAHRAIN

Engraver: Geoffrey Colley

Reverse

FAO logo (grain sprig). Denomination in Arabic and English below.

Scripts: Arabic, Latin

Lettering:
لنعمل على توفير الغذاء الجميع
F A O
FIAT PANIS
250 FILS ٢٥٠ فلس

Translation:
Let's work on providing food for all
FAO
Let there be bread
250 Fils

Engraver: Geoffrey Colley

Edge

Reeded

Mints

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

Comments

Proof Set (KM#PS2):

© Zameer Abubakar

Note: Total mintage of the proof issue is not mentioned on Krause, and the mintage listed below is only for the proof set (KM#PS2)
Mintage of 40 000 total for 1389 (1969) according to FAO documents

Of the uncirculated coins dated 1389 (1969), 40,000 were minted in 1969 and 10,000 were minted in 1976.

Coins minted in 1969 were minted in London. Coins minted in 1976 and later were minted in Llantrisant.

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Date	Mintage	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1389 (1969)	50 000	$ 3.90	$ 5.50	$ 7.70		92%
1389 (1969)	20 000				Proof Sets (KM#PS2)	7%
1403 (1983)	3 000			$ 16		10%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 149 Lot 2959	8 Feb 2025	1389 (1969)	UNC	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 141 Lot 3720	25 Oct 2024	1389 (1969)	UNC	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 131 Lot 3193	26 Jun 2024	1389 (1969)	UNC	USD 6.84 (EUR 6.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 96 Lot 2191	23 Sep 2023	1389 (1969)	UNC	USD 7.98 (EUR 7.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 92 Lot 2153	15 Aug 2023	1389 (1969)	UNC	USD 6.84 (EUR 6.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 67 Lot 2676	24 Sep 2022	1403 (1983)	UNC	USD 149.41 (EUR 131.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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