Fujairah
 
 
                      1876  Hamad bin Abdullah lineage begins rule.
                                           
1902  Independence from Sharjah declared.
                                   
Mar 1952  Independence from Sharjah recognized by Britain.
               02 Dec 1971  Joins United Arab Emirates.
 
Fujairah (Al-Fujayrah) is the easternmost of the United Arab Emirates, fronting on the strip of coastline along the Gulf of Oman. Capital: Fujairah. Fujairah is the only Emirate of the U.A.E. that is almost totally mountainous. All the other Emirates, like Dubai and Abu Dhabi are located on the west coast, and are largely covered by desert.
 
  • Sharjah....................................................? - 1902
  • al-SHARQI (title: Hakim)
    • Hamad I bin Abdullah...............................1876 - 1942
  • Muhammad ibn Hamad I....................................1942 - 18 Sep 1974
  • Hamad II ibn Muhammad............................18 Sep 1974 - date
 
Currency: 100 Dirhams = 1 Riyal. These non-circulating legal tender silver and gold coins were produced from 1969 to 1971. UAE Dirham = 100 Fils are now used since 1973.
 
KM#22 10 Riyals. Year: AH 1389 - 1970. Weight: 30.00g. Metal: 1.000 Silver. Diameter: 47.00 mm. Edge: Reeded. Alignment: Coin. Mint: Italcambio Mint, Arezzo, Italy. Obverse: Coat of Arms of Fujairah with center date 1970
/ arabic date AH 1389, STATE OF FUJAIRAH, left above, arabic for Fujairah, right above. 10 F. RIYAL. 1000 in oval below.
Reverse: Moon above shooting star within ring, planet earth lower left. Mintage: 14,000 (This coin is numbered: 13,528). Minted Years: One year type. Subject: Apollo XIV Ruler: Muhammad bin Hamad al-Sharqi.
 
 
 
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