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1⁄40 Riyal - Yahya

1⁄40 Riyal - Yahya - obverse1⁄40 Riyal - Yahya - reverse

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Features

Issuer Mutawakkilite Kingdom (North Yemen)
King Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din (1918-1948)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1341-1367 (1923-1948)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value 1⁄40 Rial
Currency Rial (1918-1974)
Composition Bronze
Weight 5 g
Diameter 29 mm
Thickness 1.2 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
11744
References Y# 3.1-3.3
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
, Schön# 3
Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

Obverse

NOTE: different varieties exist.
Y#3.1 Without "Rabb al-Alamin", "Sana" below date.
Y#3.2 With "Rabb al-Alamin", "Sana" above date and small "Sana'a" and three leaf ornaments plus star in border legend.
Y#3.3 Large "Sana'a" in legend. Arrangements of legends, ornaments, form of the crescent, and size of the circle on reverse exist; weight varies.

Script: Arabic

Reverse

Script: Arabic

Edge

Plain

Comments

Here are some comparisons of Y3.1 (1341) Y3.2 (1343) & Y3.3 (1349) ;

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC References Frequency
1341 (1923)  Y# 3.1
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
١٣٤١ 17%
1342 (1924)  Y# 3.2
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
١٣٤٢ 4%
1342 (1924)  Y# 3.2
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
١٣٤٤٢; date error 2%
1343 (1925)  Y# 3.2
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
١٣٤٣ 7%
1344 (1926)  Y# 3.2
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
١٣٤٤ 3%
1344 (1926)  Y# 3.3
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
١٣٤٤ 3%
1345 (1927)  Y# 3.3
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
١٣٤٥ 3%
1349 (1931)  Photo $ 12 $ 12 Y# 3.3
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
١٣٤٩ 44%
1353 (1935)  Y# 3.3
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
١٣٥٣ 3%
1358 (1939)  Y# 3.3
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
١٣٥٨ 10%
1359 (1940)  Y# 3.3
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
١٣٥٩ 9%
1360 (1941)  Y# 3.3
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
١٣٦٠ 10%
1361 (1942)  Y# 3.3
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
١٣٦١; overdates exist 4%
1362 (1943)  Y# 3.3
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
١٣٦٢; overdates exist 8%
1363 (1944)  Y# 3.3
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
١٣٦٣ 4%
1364 (1945)  Y# 3.3
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
١٣٦٤ 7%
1365 (1946)  Y# 3.3
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
١٣٦٥; overdates exist 7%
1366 (1947)  Y# 3.3
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
١٣٦٦; overdates exist 12%
1367 (1948)  Y# 3.3
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).
١٣٦٧ 10%

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 1⁄40 Riyal - Yahya
Katz
Auction 144
Lot 869
Internet Archive
17 Nov 2024 1349 (1931) – Y# 3.3 – ١٣٤٩ XF USD 10.41
(EUR 9.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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