1⁄80 Riyal - Yahya

Features

Issuer	Mutawakkilite Kingdom (North Yemen)
King	Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din (1918-1948)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1337-1361 (1919-1942)
Calendar	Islamic (Hijri)
Value	1⁄80 Rial
Currency	Rial (1918-1974)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	1.81 g
Diameter	21.19 mm
Thickness	0.77 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 11742
References	Y# 2.2-2.5, 2.7 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).

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Obverse

NOTE: different varieties exist.
Y#2.2 Thin flan (1.5 - 3.0g), number (10,12,14,20,22,24,28,34 stars) and alignment of legend and reverse stars varies.
Obverse varies with amount of stars (between 1 and 4 stars). Accession date either "322" or "1322".
Y#2.3 with legend "Duriba Bi Sana'a" on reverse
Y#2.4 Without legend "Rabb al-Alamin" and with crescent below accession date AH1322.
Weight and diameters differ.
Y#2.5 with legend "Rabb al-alamin" on obverse, with legend "Sana" above date. Varieties in number of stars (4-8) and size of inner circle. Several varieties concerning size and weight, as well as alignment of crescent.
Y#2.7 Thick flan with varying weight (4-5.5g). 10 and 14 stars reverse. Obverse with no to 4 stars. Legend alignment varying.

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
الله
نصره
١٣٢٢
يحيى بن محمد
أمير المؤمنين المتوكل على الله رب العالمين

Reverse

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
ضرب بصنعا
الله
لا اله الا
سنة
١٣٤٦
ثمن عشر

Edge

Plain

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Date	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1337 (1919)	Y# 2.2 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٣٧	4%
1338 (1920)	Y# 2.2 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٣٨	5%
1338 (1920)	Y# 2.7 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٣٨	1.9%
1339 (1921)	Y# 2.2 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٣٩	2%
1339 (1921)	Y# 2.5 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٣٩	3%
1340 (1922)	Y# 2.3 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٤٠; with 4 or 8 stars reverse	5%
1341 (1923)	Y# 2.3 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٤١; with 4 stars reverse	3%
1341 (1923)	Y# 2.4 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٤١; with 4 stars reverse	4%
1341 (1923)	Y# 2.5 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٤١	4%
1342 (1924)	Y# 2.4 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٤٢; with 4 or 6 stars reverse	3%
1342 (1924)	Y# 2.5 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٤٢	6%
1343 (1925)	Y# 2.5 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٤٣	10%
1344 (1926)	Y# 2.5 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٤٤	7%
1345 (1927)	Y# 2.5 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٤٥	9%
1346 (1928)	Y# 2.5 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٤٦; possible overpunched varieties exist	14%
1347 (1929)	Y# 2.5 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٤٧	12%
1348 (1930)	Y# 2.5 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٤٨	13%
1349 (1931)	Y# 2.5 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٤٩	13%
1350 (1932)	Y# 2.5 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٥; date error	1.9%
1350 (1932)	Y# 2.5 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٥٠	11%
1351 (1933)	Y# 2.5 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٥١	6%
1352 (1934)	Y# 2.5 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٥٢	9%
1353 (1935)	Y# 2.5 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٥٣	7%
1358 (1939)	Y# 2.5 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٥٨; reported not confirmed	1.9%
1359 (1940)	Y# 2.5 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٥٩	4%
1360 (1941)	Y# 2.5 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٦٠	6%
1361 (1942)	Y# 2.5 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).	١٣٦١	7%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 69 Lot 2713	29 Oct 2022	1349 (1931) – Y# 2.5 – ١٣٤٩	UNC	USD 54.36 (EUR 47.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 79 Lot 3091	21 Mar 2023	1353 (1935) – Y# 2.5 – ١٣٥٣	XF	USD 9.25 (EUR 8.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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