YEMEN Coins
Rial: From the Spanish to the Middle Eastern Coins
Illustrated Specimen Details: Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen 1/40 Rial (Buqsha) Example Specimen: 1/40 Rial (Buqsha), 1949 (Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen) Iconography & Inscriptions: Struck in bronze at the Sanaa Mint, the…
Khumsi: The Unique Fractional Silver Coin of Hadhramaut
Illustrated Specimen Details: 12 Khumsi Specimen: 12 Khumsi (Khumsiyyah), 1898 AD (AH 1315) This rare silver specimen hails from the Kathiri State of Seiyun in Hadhramaut, a historical region in the southern Arabian Peninsula. …
Buqsha: The History of Yemen Traditional Coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: Buqsha Example Specimen: 1 Buqsha, 1963 AD (AH 1382) — Yemen Arab Republic The specimen illustrated here is a bronze buqsha issued by the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen). This coin dates back to …