Ras Bab al-Mandab 1 Riyal, 1780

1 Riyal aus Ras Bab al-Mandab. Ausgegeben 1780. Geprägt in Silver (.833). Durchmesser 41 mm, Gewicht 28.07 g.

Avers

Right facing portrait of Empress Maria Theresia of habsburg surrounded by the legend "Maria Theresia, Dei Gratia, Romanorum Imperatrix, Hungariae Bohemiaeque Regina". Shaykh Sa'id fi Ra's al-Mandab, in a circular indent counterstamp (Maria-Theresia, by the Grace of God, Roman Empress, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia
Cheikh Saïd in Ra's Bab al-Mandab)

Revers

Imperial double-headed eagle with the arms of Austria at the centre, surrounded by four quarters representing Hungary, Bohemia, Burgundy and Burgau (Günzburg). Legend around "Archidux Austriae, Dux Burgundiae, Comes Tyrolis". (Archduchess of Austria, duchess of Burgundy, comtess of Tyrol)

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