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1/80 Riyal - Yahya
Country: Mutawakkilite Kingdom
(Yemen)
Denomination: 1/80 Riyal = 0.5 Buqsha
(1/80 YEI)
Year: 1330-1361 (1911-1942)
Material: Bronze
Weight:
Shape: Round
Diameter: 21 mm
Type: Common coin
Catalog list: mutawakkilite kingdomyemen
Description:
Obverse
NOTE: different varieties exist.
Y#2.1 Accession date AH1322 above crescent on
obverse and within crescent on reverse
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#2.6 Legend "Sana" below date. Thin flan.
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.
Y#2.8 Mule, both sides obverse.
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