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Yemen 20 riyals

Started by Harald, July 22, 2007, 03:09:33 PM

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Harald

In 2004 Yemen has issued a bimetallic 20 riyals coin, in 2006 a new pure-steel version has been produced.
Beside of the change of metal also the orthography of the Arabic denomination has been corrected from
"20 riyāl" to "20 riyāl?n". It is not clear if the 2004 version was a simple misspelling or an attempt to use
colloquial Arabic instead of classical. However, since the 5 and 10 riyals were inscribed correctly, it's probably
rather the former. In any case, on the 2006 version the grammatical rules are obeyed.

cheers
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Harald
http://www.liganda.ch (monetary history & numismatic linguistics)

Rangnath

Harald,
Nice photo and text! I found it quite helpful. 
Whenever there's a change in coinage design and/or text in Arabia, I become curious about political connections.  Could the change have been made from conservative "religious" pressure or is it simply, as you said, a matter of spelling?
Do you collect other coins of the gulf region?
richie

Harald

If the denomination on the 2004 issue was meant to be spoken Arabic (and not an error) the return to the classical language could indeed have a political background. Conservatives may not appreciate to see the language of the Qur'an replaced by something else.

On the Sudanese coinage the denominations really switch between between spoken and classical Arabic. I have always wondered if this only did depend on the preferences of the person in charge, or if there was a deeper meaning behind.

yes, I collect circulation coins also from other Gulf countries (and from any other region of the world)

cheers
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Harald
http://www.liganda.ch (monetary history & numismatic linguistics)

Rangnath

Thanks Harald. 
I collect them as well.  I'm trying to read Richard Plant's "Arabic coins and how to read them".  How's your Arabic?
richie

BC Numismatics

Harald,those are very nice coins.It seems odd that the denomination is expressed as 'Rials' in English,yet,there are 2 different forms of expressing this in Arabic.

Aidan.

Harald

I also started with Richard Plant's two books, then I moved on to other languages and writings that were not covered. and of course, Plant does not treat a lot of modern coins. I hope to start a website where can place the stuff which I have compiled myself (some 100 languages and 30 writings on modern European, Asian and African coins & banknotes), but somehow I never get to it.

unfortunately my Arabic is poor. I manage the reading and just do understand what is written on an average coin.

cheers
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Harald
http://www.liganda.ch (monetary history & numismatic linguistics)

Rangnath

I love encountering challenges and languages.  The two meet quite nicely in coins, don't they?
I've decided to concentrate my collecting in the following areas:  India (from antiquity to the present) and what I call the Indian Sub-continent (modern day Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet (Tibet? Alright, so I cheated a bit!). 
I also trade.  My interests then are more expanded; i have coins from around the world.  I'm certainly fascinated with coins from the Middle East and South East Asia.  I try not to collect non-circulating coins.  I love the connections between coins and culture. 
Would you mind Harald, posting another example of what interests you as a collector?
Richie

Figleaf

I know Harald as an oracle when it comes to difficult and exotic languages as well as someone who taught me quite a lot about eurocentricity and how to mend it.

I second the motion, Harald. Would you show us some of your favorites, please?

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.