Archive for the ‘UNITED ARAB EMIRATES’ Category

5 FILS  (KM# 2.1)

Weight: 3.7500 g.
Alloy: Bronze
Diameter: 22 mm
Series: F.A.O.
Obv: Value
Rev: Fish above dates
Edge: Plain

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU AH1393-1973 11,400,000 0.10 0.15 0.30 1.00 -

25 FILS  (KM# 4)

Weight: 3.5000 g.
Alloy: Copper-Nickel
Diameter: 20 mm
Obv: Value
Rev: Gazelle above dates

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU AH1393-1973 10,400,000 - 0.15 0.35 0.70 1.00

10 FILS  (KM# 3.1)

Weight: 7.5000 g.
Alloy: Bronze
Diameter: 27 mm
Obv: Value
Rev: Arab dhow above dates

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU AH1393-1973 6,400,000 - 0.25 0.40 0.95 1.25

50 FILS  (KM# 5)

Alloy: Copper-Nickel
Diameter: 24.8 mm
Obv: Value
Rev: Oil derricks above dates
Edge: Reeded

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU AH1393-1973 8,400,000 - 0.35 0.50 1.50 2.00

   The seven United Arab Emirates (formerly known as the Trucial Sheikhdoms or States), located along the southern shore of the Persian Gulf, are comprised of the Sheikhdoms of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, al-Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah and al-Fujairah. They have a combined area of about 32,000 sq. mi. (83,600 sq. km.) and a population of *2.1 million. Capital: Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi). Since the oil strikes of 1958-60, the economy has centered about petroleum. Read the rest of this entry »