The Yemen People's Democratic Republic

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Yemen, 25 fils, 1982. 

The 25 and 50 fils coins did not appear until 1976.

Both featured the dhow from the old South Arabian coinage.

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The 50 fils coin.

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A special 250 fils coin was released in 1977.

It featured the Sira Fortress.

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A collector 5 dinars version was also released in 1977.



A closer view of the fortress.

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10 fils, 1981.

In 1981 a set of three coins depicted the fortress, but with a different design.

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100 fils, 1981.

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Inside Sira Fortress.



250 fils, 1981.

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I do not know whether all three coins in the 1981 set  circulated. However, the country issued no more circulation coins after that date.

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2 dinars, 1981.  Collector coin.

In 1981 the country issued a collector coin with a face value of 2 dinar.

It commemorated the Year of the Disabled.

The coin was produced by the Royal Mint (UK).

It featured the blind Yemeni writer and poet, Abdullah Al-Baradouni (1929–1999).

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25 dinars, 1981.  Collector coin.

Interestingly, the neighbouring Yemen Arab Republic also featured the same man on a commemorative coin.

It was also devoted to the same theme, and the coin was produced by the Royal Mint.

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UNIFICATION OF THE TWO YEMENS

From Wikipedia:

Unlike the early decades of East Germany and West Germany, North Korea and South Korea, or North Vietnam and South Vietnam, the northern Yemen Arab Republic (YAR) and the the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen remained relatively friendly, though relations were often strained. Fighting broke out in 1972, and the short-lived, small proxy border conflict was resolved with negotiations, where it was declared unification would eventually occur.

However, these plans were put on hold in 1979, as the PDRY funded Red rebels in the YAR, and war was only prevented by an Arab League intervention. The goal of unity was reaffirmed by the northern and southern heads of state during a summit meeting in Kuwait in March 1979. In 1980, PDRY president Abdul Fattah Ismail resigned and went into exile in Moscow, having lost the confidence of his sponsors in the USSR. His successor, Ali Nasir Muhammad, took a less interventionist stance toward both North Yemen and neighbouring Oman.

Against the background of the Perestroika in the USSR, Yemen's main backer, South Yemen started political reforms in the late 1980s. Political prisoners were released, political parties were formed and the justice was reckoned to be more equitable than in the North. In May 1988, the YAR and PDRY governments came to an understanding that considerably reduced tensions including agreement to renew discussions concerning unification, to establish a joint oil exploration area along their undefined border, to demilitarize the border, and to allow Yemenis unrestricted border passage on the basis of only a national identification card. In 1990, the parties reached a full agreement on joint governing of Yemen, and the countries were effectively merged as Yemen.

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RELATED TOPICS

The Yemen Arab Republic.

The Republic of Yemen.