The east coast of Arabia, primarily the region
opposite Qatar and Bahrain, but extending vaguely north along the coast
toward Kuwait. Historically this area has held a high concentration of
Shi'ites, as opposed to the generally Sunni populations in the rest of Saudi
Arabia. An important town in the area is az-Zahran (Dhahran), site of recent
Coalition bivouacs during Mesopotamian conflicts. Capital: Damman
(to 1905, al-Hufuf).
Most of the history of this area before the
17th century is conjectural at best - what follows until 1638 is the
best that can be done at the moment...
al-QASIMI (title:
Hakim)
Mesopotamian state of
"Sealand"......................c. 1700 - c. 1450 BCE
An early
kingdom in northwestern Arabia, 195 miles (313 km.) northwest of
Medinah and
68 miles (109 km.) south-southwest of Tayma, the Uwayrid lava fields lie 20
miles (32 km.) to the west. It is mentioned in the Quran, and in earlier
times served as the southern capital of the Nabataean kingdom (with Petra as
its northern capital).
Lihyanite Kingdom
Zu Asfain Tahmai ben Laudan....................................fl. c. 250
BCE
Tolmai I (Ptolemy).............................................fl. c. 200
Ha Nuas ben Tolmai
Tolmai II ben Ha Nuas
Tolmai III Ha Nuas ben Tolmai
Masud..........................................................fl. c. 85
Nabatea............................................c.
85 BCE - 25 CE
Unknown rulers
Adnan..........................................................fl. c. 355 CE
Unknown rulers
The Caliphate from c. 625, northern Hejaz
(Makkah)
sequence thereafter...
Region in Saudi Arabia along the Red
Sea, bordered on the north by Hejaz and the south by Yemen. The name Asir
means "the Unreachable"; it is a mountainous region with a tradition of
regional autonomy. In the 1830,s an emirate, nominally under Yemenite
suzereinty, was created in Asir by Ahmad al-Idris, a Sayyid (descendent of
Muhammad) from Morocco. Ahmad, who was on pilgrimage to Makkah, settled in
the city of Sabija and declared himself both Emir and Imam of Asir.
Sheikhs of Asir
(Largely
under Ottoman dominion)
Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khayrat..........................1728 - 1762
An ancient city in central Hejaz (western Saudi Arabia) -
it is mentioned as a holy place in the Vedic Puranas as Makheshvara, site of
a sacred Black Stone dedicated to a divinity the text identifies as Shiva.
Home of the Prophet Muhammad, and site (along with Medinah, to the north) of
the establishment of Islam. As such, it is the holiest of pilgrimages within
the Muslim world, and visiting it is one of the five obligations enjoined
upon all Muslims, if they are able. Politically, it has normally been within
one or another of the Empires of the region, although it has always retained
a high degree of autonomy under the Sharifs (descendents of Muhammad) who
have governed the city and district. Hejaz is mainly considered to be
the western regions consisting Makkah and Medinah.
JURHUM tribe
Jurhum I ibn Djahla....................................c. 74 - c. 44
BCE
Abd Djalil ibn Jurhum..................................c. 44 - c. 14
Jurhum II ibn Abd Djalil...........................c. 14 BCE - c. 16 CE
Abd ul-Meden ibn Jurhum................................c. 16 - c. 46
Thakila ibn Abd al-Meden...............................c. 46 - c. 76
Abd ul-Messih ibn Thakila..............................c. 76 - c. 106
Moudhadh I ibn Abd ul-Messih, the Great...............c. 106 - c. 136
Amr I ibn Moudhadh....................................c. 136 - c. 150
Harith ibn Moudharh...................................c. 150 - c. 160
Amr II inb al-Harith..................................c. 160 - c. 180
Bichr ibn al-Harith...................................c. 180 - c. 190
Moudhadh II al-Asgar..................................c. 190 - c. 206
KHUZAÂ tribe
Amr ibn Amir ibn Luhaï................................c. 207 - c. 215
Kaab ibn Amr
Salul ibn Kaab
Houbchia ibn Salul
Houleïl ibn Habachia...........................................fl. c. 350
Unknown ruler(s)
Ibn Houbchia...................................................fl. c. 450
QURAYSH tribe -
The Quraysh were the tribe to which Muhammad the
Prophet belonged.
Muhammad IX ibn Abdul Muin (2nd
time)..............1840 - Jul 1851 d.
1858
Abdul-Mutalib ibn Ghalib (2nd
time)............Jul 1851 - 06 Jan 1856 d.
1886
Muhammad IX ibn Abdul Muin (3rd
time).......06
Jan 1856 - 28 Mar 1858 d. 1858
Abdullah IV Kamil Pasha ibn Muhammad........01
May 1858 - 04 Jun 1877 d. 1909
al-Hussein I ibn Muhammad...................11
Jul 1877 - 14 Mar 1880 d. 1880
Abdul-Mutalib ibn Ghalib (3rd
time)............Jun 1880 - 1881 d.
1886
Abd al-Ilah II.....................................1881 -
17 Aug 1882 d.
1908
Aun ar-Rafiq Pasha ibn Muhammad.............30
Aug 1882 - 17 Jul 1905 d. 1905
Abdullah V.....................................Jul 1905 - Oct 1905
Ali VI Pasha ibn Abdullah...................14
Oct 1905 - 29 Oct 1908 d.af.1932
al-Hussein II Pasha ibn
Ali.................29 Oct 1908 - 10 Jun 1916 d. 1931
Kingdom of Hejaz - al-Hashimi
(independence from Ottoman Empire declared)
al-Hussein II ibn Ali (continued)................10
Jun 1916 - 03 Oct 1924
On 10 Jun 1916, the
Grand Sharif assumed title of king. From 29 Oct 1916, "King of the Arabs and Commander of the Faithful".
On 06 Nov 1916, he was recognized by the allied powers only as 'King of the Hejaz,
Commander of the Faithful, Grand Sharif and Emir of Makkah'. He assumes the title of
Caliph 11 Mar 1924 - 03 Oct 1924. He abdicated the kingdom and other secular
titles to his eldest son Ali.
Ali VII ibn Hussein..............................03
Oct 1924 - 18 Dec 1925 d. 1935
With the passing of the kingship from his
father he also became the heir to the title of Caliph, but he did not
adopt the khalifal office and style.
Kingdom of Hejaz - al-Saud of Nejd
Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman......................08
Jan 1926 - 22 Sep 1932
Saudi
Arabia.....................................23 Sep 1932 - date
Countermarked Coinage - Minor Coins: Following the defeat
of the Ottomans in 1916, Turkish 10, 20 and 40 Para coins of Muhammed V and 40
Para coins of Muhammed VI were countermarked al-Hejaz in Arabic. The countermark
was applied to the obverse side effacing the Ottoman Sultan's toughra, and thus
refuting Turkish rule in Hejaz. Countermarks on the reverse are rare errors. The
10 Para of Muhammed V and 10 and 20 Para (billon) of Abdul Mejid and Mahmud II
exist with a smaller, 6-millimeter countermark. These are probably unofficial.
Other host coins are considered controversial.
KM#4
40
para. Year:
AH1327//RY 4 (1916 by default).
Weight: 5.92g.
Metal:
Nickel.
Diameter:
23.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Original Mint:
Qustantiniyah (Istanbul).
Obverse:
Toughra; “Reshat” to right.
Mintage: N/A.
Minted Years:
AH1327// RY3 to 5.
Ruler: al-Hussein
ibn Ali.
Note: Countermark
“Hejaz” on Turkey 40 Para, KM#766. Accession date: AH 1327 of Ottoman
Emperor Muhammad V.
Currency:
Riyal = 20 qhirsh (piastres)
1920-1924
All the regular coins of Hejaz bear the accessional date
AH1334 of Al-Husain Ibn Ali, plus the regnal year. Many of
the bronze coins occur with a light silver wash mostly on thicker specimens. A
variety of planchet thicknesses exist.
KM#22
¼
piastre. Year:
AH1334//RY6/5 (1921).
Weight: 1.87g.
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter:
17 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Rotated.
Mint: Makkah.
Obverse:
Quarter Qirsh written in center circle.
Mintage: N/A.
Minted Years:
AH1334//5, AH1334//6/5 and AH1334//6.
Ruler: al-Hussein
ibn Ali.
Note: Reeded and plain edge
varieties exist.
KM#25
¼
piastre. Year:
AH1334//RY8 (1923).
Weight: 1.50g.
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter:
17 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Makkah.
Mintage: N/A.
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: al-Hussein
ibn Ali.
KM#24
1
piastre. Year:
AH1334//RY5 (1920).
Weight: 4.64g.
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter:
21 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Makkah.
Mintage: N/A.
Minted Years:
AH1334//5 and AH1334//6/5.
Ruler: al-Hussein
ibn Ali.
A city in western Arabia, 200 miles
(322 km.) north of Makkah (Mecca) and 440 miles (708 km.) west of Riyadh, at the
northern tip of the extensive Rahad lavafields. It is the second holiest
city in Islam, and the burial place of the prophet Muhammad. Muhammad and
his followers removed to Yathrib in September 622, following unstable
conditions and persecutions in Mecca - from Yathrib, Muhammad's forces
conquered Mecca and began Islamic expansion. Yathrib was soon renamed
al-Madinat an-Nabi (the City of the Prophet).
Capital of Muhammad the Prophet and first
caliphs, 622-656
Abu'l Qassim Muhammad (the
Prophet) ibn Abdallah al-Hashimi...622 - 08
Jun 632
Abu Bakr Abdallah Attique ibn Uthman at-Taymi..........08
Jun 632 - 23 Aug 634
He is also known as Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (Abdallah ibn Abi Qahafa).
Full name: Abd
Allah ibn Uthman ibn Amir ibn Amru ibn Ka'ab ibn Sa'ad ibn Taim ibn
Murrah ibn Ka'ab ibn Lu'ai ibn Ghalib ibn Fihr al-Quraishi at-Taymi.
Abu Hafs Umar I ibn al-Khattab al-Adawi................23
Aug 634 - 07 Nov 644
He
captured present areas of Iraq from Persian ruler; Yazdegerd III in 636 CE.
On 03 November 644, Umar was attacked, while leading the morning
prayers, Abu Lulu stabbed him six times in the belly and last on the
navel, that proved fatal and he died of the wounds on 07 November 644.
Abu Amr Uthman ibn Affan al-Umawi......................11
Nov 644 - 17 Jul 656
He captured Persia (Iran) from Yazdegerd III
in 649 CE. He was assassinated by rebels in Medinah.
Abu'l Hasan Ali ibn Abi Talib al-Hashimi......................656 - 660
opposed by...
Aysha bint Abu Bakr (female)...................................656
with...
Aysha was the favorite wife of Muhammad
(one of at least twelve). To Sunni historians she is "Umm ul-Muminin",
the "Mother of the Faithful". In 656, the Caliph Uthman was
murdered. As Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law and
cousin, did not do captured and did justice to the ones involved in
Uthman's death. An outraged Aysha led
a rebellion, attempting to replace Ali with her brother-in-law Zubayr, who was also a nephew of Muhammad's first wife Khadija. The
brief civil war culminated in a battle outside Basra
in which Aysha led her forces from camelback (hence the name "Battle
of the Camel"). She was captured but pardoned and retired to Medina.
She died in c. 678 CE.
Zubayr ibn al-Awam.............................................656
and...
Talhah ibn Ubaidallah..........................................656
and...
Yala (deposed
governor of Yemen)...............................656
Abu Muhammad al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Hashimi.....................660 - 661
The Caliphate (Ummayad and then
Abbasid)......................661 - 722
Governors of Medina appointed by the
Caliphs
Sahl ibn
Hunaif..........................................658 - 661
Abu
Ayyub......................................................661
Abu
Huraira..............................................661 - 662
Marvan ibn Abd
al-Hakam (1st time).......................662 - 669
Said ibn
al-As...........................................669 - 675
Marvan ibn Abd al-Hakam (2nd time).......................675 - 676
al-Walid ibn
Uthba (1st time)............................676 - 680
Amr ibn
Said.............................................680 - 681
al-Walid ibn Uthba (2nd time)............................681 - 682
Usman ibn Muhammad ibn Abu
Sufyan........................682 - 683
Ubaydallah ibn
Zubair....................................683 - 687
Djabar ibn
al-Aswad (1st time).................................687
al-Abbas ibn
Sahl..............................................687
Musaab ibn
az-Zubair.....................................687 - 688
Djabar ibn al-Aswad (2nd time)...........................688 - 692
Talha ibn
Ubaid................................................692
Tarikh ibn
Amr...........................................692 - 694
al-Hadjjadj ibn
Yusuf (Gov. of Barsa 694-715)............694 - 695
Aban ibn
Usman...........................................695 - 701
Hisham ibn Ismael
al-Mahzumi.............................701 - 705
Umar ibn abd
al-Aziz.....................................705 - 711
Usman ibn
Haiyan.........................................711 - 715
Abu Bakr ibn
Muhammad....................................715 - 720
Abd ar-Rahman ibn az-Zahhakh
al-Fihri....................720 - 722
A town in southwestern Saudi Arabia, near the Yemenite
border. From the 1600's until the mid 1900's, Najran was ruled by hereditary
cleric-princes (Da'is) under the dominion of the Imams of Yemen.
Saba'a............................................c.
685 BCE - 25 CE
Occupied by the Roman
Empire..............................25 - 26
Saba'a....................................................26 - c.
200
Himyar................................................c.
200 - c. 250
The interior of the Arabian Peninsula, in modern times centered on the city
of Riyadh.
Chieftaincy of Kindah
Included here for completeness sake, even though
the earliest Kindah sheikhs had nothing to do with central Arabia as
such. Kindah originated as a tribe west of Hadramaut, in Southern Arabia
- even so, from c. 325- 425 they were associated with Ma'ad, in northern
Arabia.
Malikum...............................................c. 325 - c. 340
Murti ibn Muawiyah....................................c. 340 - c. 370
Muawiyah ibn Taur.....................................c. 370 - c. 400
Amr ibn Muawiyah......................................c. 400 - c. 425
Muawiyah ibn Rabiah ? .........................................fl. 400's ?
Kingdom of Kindah
A protegé state of Himyar (Yemen) -
Hujr was granted the style of King over certain tribes by his
step-brother Hasan ibn Amr ibn Tubba of Himyar; this is the first
instance of a local Arabian ruler to use such a title, which was
normally utilized by Arabs to describe foreign rulers.
Hujr Akil al-Murar ibn Amr............................c. 425 - c. 458
al-Mansur ibn Hudjr......................................458 - c. 489
al-Harith Talaban ibn Amr.............................c. 489 - c. 528
In about 528, Kindah was partitioned, leading
to a civil war which utterly destroyed the state and ushered in an
ascendency by Hirah which lasted until the arrival of Islam.
Hujr ibn al-Harith (Asad, Kinana, Ghatafan)..................c.
528 - c. 530 and...
Shurahbil ibn Amr (Rabia, Tamim, Ribab, Abd Manat, Dabbal)...c. 528 - 540 and...
Salama ibn Amr (Taghlib b. Waïl, Namir,
Saad ad-Darim).......c. 528 - 540 and...
The Qarmati were disrupted by a joint Seljuq-Abbasid
invasion in 1078. Nevertheless, the central wastes proved ungovernable
to any save the nomad Bedouin clans of the interior, chief among them
the Uyunid family of the Banu Murra tribe of
eastern Arabia. Ottoman Turkey held a tenuous and largely unpursued
claim c. 1517-1918.
Local Bedawi (Bedouin) nomad
clans...................c. 1050 - c. 1450
Sheikhdom of Najd
- Capital at ad-Dariyah (Wadi Khanifa)
SA'UD
- Known as such from the establishment of the Emirate.
Mani ibn Rabia al-Muraidi......................................fl. c. 1446
Rabia I ibn Mani
Musa I ibn Rabia...............................................fl. c. 1500
Ibrahim I ibn Musa
Marhan I ibn Ibrahim
Rabia II ibn Marhan..................................c. 1620 - c. 1645
Wasban ibn Rabia.....................................c. 1645 - c. 1654
Marhan II ibn Mukrin...........................................1654
Muhammad I ibn Mukrin...................................1654 - 1672
Nasr ibn Muhammad.......................................1672 - 1673
Mahran III ibn Wasban...................................1673 - c. 1690
Ibrahim II ibn Wasban................................c. 1690 - c. 1694
Idris ibn Wasban.....................................c. 1694 - c. 1699
Sultan ibn Hamad al-Qaisi............................c. 1699 - c. 1708
Abdallah ibn Hamad al-Qaisi..........................c. 1708 - c. 1709
Musa II ibn Rabia....................................c. 1709 - c. 1720
Emirate of Nejd - Emirs
Saud I ibn Muhammad ibn Mukrin.......................c. 1720 - 1725
Zayid ibn Marhan........................................1725 - 1726
Muhammad II ibn Saud....................................1726 - 1765
Abd al-Aziz I ibn Muhammad..............................1765 -
02 Oct 1803
Saud II ibn Abd al-Aziz, the Great...............02
Oct 1803 - 01 May 1814
Abdullah I ibn Saud..............................01
May 1814 - 1818
A town and oasis in northwestern Saudi Arabia, about 230
miles (370 km.) northwest of Medinah, and roughly 170 miles (275 km.)
southeast of the Jordanian frontier. It lies on the edge of the Great
Northern Wastes, the Nafud, some 160 miles (256 km.) or so from the Red Sea.
The place, a stop on the Spice Route from Ubar, is ancient and many ruins
and inscriptions are to be found here. The place is mentioned in the Old
Testament a number of times - the Hebrews regarded it as the settlement of a
descendent of Abraham, Tema, the son of Ishmael. Tayma is a large oasis with a long
history of settlement, located in northeastern Saudi Arabia at the point
where the trade route between Yathrib (Medinah) and Dumah (al-Jawf) begins to
cross the Nefud desert. Tayma is located 264 km southeast of the city of
Tabouk, and about 400 km north of Medinah.
Within
Midianite
territory...........................c. 1600 - c. 1100 BCE
Indigenous Dynasty
Unknown rulers
Shamsi (female)................................................fl.
c. 735
Zabibei (female)...............................................fl.
c. 735
Probably under
Assyria................................c. 730 - 609
Nabataea..........................................c.
300 BCE - 106 CE
Jewish Exilarchs
Persistent (but nowadays muted) Arabic tradition holds that Tayma was
the site of a very old Jewish colony. It is known that when the armies
of Muhammad took the place, the inhabitants chose to pay the head-tax of
non-Muslims rather than convert, at least initially.
Unknown rulers
Samuel I..............................................c. 290 - 350
Amru..................................................c. 350 - c. 370
Unknown rulers
Samuel II......................................................c. 550
An important
tribal confederation originating in southern Arabia c. 4th century BCE, but
expanding into central and northern Arabia at an early date. Although they
were a powerful non-Muslim force within the peninsula, they were shattered
quickly by the first wave of Muslim armies leaping out of Makkah-Madinah, and thereby were noted in the Quran as a
testament to Allah's power to bring the mighty down. Claudius Ptolemy notes
at least two versions of the name, and possibly as many as four, at various
locales within Arabia ("Thamyditae", "Thaemi", "Thamydeni", "Thanuitae"),
lending credence to a loose-knit association of sub-clans. They were a people of ancient Arabia
who were known from the 1st millennium BC to near the time of Muhammad.
Although they are thought to have originated in southern Arabia, Arabic
tradition has them moving north to settle on the slopes of Mount Athlab near
Mada'in Saleh. Numerous Thamudic rock writings and pictures have been found
on Mount Athlab and throughout central Arabia.
Prophet Salih
was send to the dwellings of Thamud, who were worshipping idols. The people
asked a see a miracle from Allah, producing a she-camel from the stone. The
miracle was done and Allah remind them about their duties towards him and
warning the people, not to harm the camel. Eventually they killed her and
after three days the people were destroyed. This event is mentioned thrice
in Quran; 7: 73-79, 11: 61-68 and 26: 141-159.
Thamud ibn Jathir ibn Iram ibn Sem ibn Noah.....................4th cent.
BCE ?
1201 Hashimite dynasty beings rule
in Hejaz.
1258 Part of Mameluke Sultanate of Egypt.
Aug 1517 Part of the Ottoman Empire.
1550 - 1670
al-Haasa becomes part of the Ottoman Empire.
1670 Sheikdom of al-Haasa (Ahsa) established.
1735 al-Diriyah Emirate (under Wahhabi rule).
1735 - 1795
al-Haasa, as a vassal of al-Diriyah Emirate.
1795 al-Haasa annexed by al-Diriyah.
1802 al-Diriyah dominates almost all of central Arabia.
1813 - 1830 al-Haasa
under Egyptian occupation.
17 Dec 1817 - 1822 al-Diriyah
under Egyptian occupation.
1819 al-Diriyah part of the Ottoman Empire.
1819 - 1840 Hejaz under Egyptian occupation.
1830 - 1838
al-Haasa under al-Diriyah control.
1835
Emirate of Jebel Shammar (Hail) established.
1838 - 1843
al-Diriyah (Nejd) inc. al-Hassa under Egyptian occupation.
1843 - Jun 1871 al-Haasa under al-Diriyah
control.
Jun 1871 Ottoman rule restored (as Necd sanjak
of Baghdad; from 1875
Basra vilayet).
1887 Nejd conquest by Jebel Shammar (Hail).
1891 - 15 Jan 1902 Nejd
direct rule by Jebel Shammar (Hail).
15 Jan 1902
Abdul Aziz ibn Saud takes Riyadh (Emirate of Nejd).
May 1913 al-Haasa annexed by Nejd (nominally Ottoman to 1914).
10 Jun 1916 Hejazi Kingdom (independence from Ottoman Empire declared).
May 1914 - 1914
Ottoman-Saudi treaty recognizes Ottoman suzerainty (as
hereditary Wali of vilyet of Nejd).
19 Oct 1916 Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi proclaims the independence
of all the Arabs from the Ottoman Empire.
10 Aug 1920 Turkey recognizes independence by Treaty of Sèvres (confirmed
24 Jul 1923 by Treaty of Lausanne).
22 Aug 1921 Sultanate of Nejd and Dependencies.
02 Nov 1921 Jebel Shammar incorporated into Nejd.
02 Dec 1922 - 07 Jul 1965 Kuwaiti-Saudi Arabian neutral zone in
northeastern border.
02 Dec 1922 - 26 Dec 1981 Iraqi-Saudi Arabian neutral zone in
northcentral border.
05 Sep 1924 Nejd occupation of Taif.
13 Oct 1924 Nejd occupation of Makkah.
05 Dec 1925 Nejd occupation of Medinah.
19 Dec 1925 Sharif Ali of Hejaz abdicate his throne.
19 Dec 1925 Hejaz occupied by Nejd.
23 Dec 1925 Nejd occupation of Jeddah.
08 Jan 1926 Hejaz annexed (de facto) by Nejd.
29 Jan 1927 Kingdom of Nejd and Dependencies.
20 Nov 1930 Asir incorporated into Hejaz.
22 Sep 1932 Hejaz, Nejd and dependencies united as Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1983 Iraqi-Saudi neutral zone formally partitioned between Iraq
and Saudi Arabia
Emir of Nejd
Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
Al-Saud...15 Jan 1902 - 22 Aug 1921
Also known as hereditary Wali of Nejd,
May 1914 - 1914.
Sultan of Nejd and Its Dependencies;
King of Hejaz on 08 Jan 1926.
Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
Al-Saud...22 Aug 1921 - 29 Jan 1927
King of Hejaz, Nejd and Dependencies
(Malik al-Hijaz wa Najd wa Mulhaqatahu)
Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal
Al-Saud...29 Jan 1927 - 22 Sep 1932
He then unified all his territories and named
it as Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, titled himself as King on 23 Sep 1932.
KM#2.1
½
Ghirsh
(piastre). Year:
AH1343 (1925).
Weight: 3.65g.
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter:
21.50 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal, slightly rotated.
Mint:
Umm al-Qurah (Makkah).
Obverse:
Al-Faisal Al-Saud Toughra.
Mintage: N/A.
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Abdul Aziz bin Abdul
Rahman ibn Faisal Al-Saud.
Note: This coin occurs with a light
silver wash.
KM#A3
½
Ghirsh
(piastre). Year:
AH1344 RY2 (1926).
Weight: 2.85g.
Metal: Bronze.
Diameter:
21.00 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint:
Umm al-Qurah (Makkah).
Obverse:
Al-Saud Toughra.
Mintage: N/A.
Minted Year:
One year type.
Ruler: Abdul Aziz
ibn Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal Al-Saud.
AH1344 (1926) - King of Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd
Currency:
Riyal = 22 qhirsh (piastres)
KM#4
¼
Ghirsh
(piastre). Year:
AH1344 (1926).
Weight: 4.05g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
20 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: N/A.
Obverse:
value in written with date.
Reverse:
King of Hejaz
and Sultan of Nejd (top) - Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (bottom).
Mintage: N/A.
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Abdul Aziz bin Abdul
Rahman bin Faisal Al-Saud.
KM#5
½
Ghirsh
(piastre). Year:
AH1344 (1926).
Weight: 5.20g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
23 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: N/A.
Obverse:
value in written with date.
Reverse:
King of Hejaz
and Sultan of Nejd (top) - Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (bottom).
Mintage: N/A.
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Abdul Aziz bin Abdul
Rahman bin Faisal Al-Saud.
KM#6
1
Ghirsh
(piastre). Year:
AH1344 (1926).
Weight: 6.26g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
26 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: N/A.
Obverse:
value in written with date.
Reverse:
King of Hejaz
and Sultan of Nejd (top) - Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (bottom).
Mintage: N/A.
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Abdul Aziz bin Abdul
Rahman bin Faisal Al-Saud.
AH1346 (1928) - King of Hejaz, Nejd and Dependencies
On January
24, 1928 Saudi Arabia established a monetary system based on the Saudi
riyal, crown size and valued at 1/
10 of a British sovereign.
KM#7
¼
Ghirsh
(piastre). Year:
AH1346 (1928).
Weight: 4.20g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
20 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: N/A.
Obverse:
value in written with date.
Reverse:
King of Hejaz, Nejd
and dependencies (top) - Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (bottom).
Mintage:
3,000,000.
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Abdul Aziz bin Abdul
Rahman bin Faisal Al-Saud.
KM#8
½
Ghirsh
(piastre). Year:
AH1346 (1928).
Weight: 5.08g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
23 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: N/A.
Obverse:
value in written with date.
Reverse:
King of Hejaz, Nejd
and dependencies (top) - Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (bottom).
Mintage:
3,000,000.
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Abdul Aziz bin Abdul
Rahman bin Faisal Al-Saud.
KM#9
1
Ghirsh
(piastre). Year:
AH1346 (1928).
Weight: 6.45g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
26 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: N/A.
Obverse:
value in written with date.
Reverse:
King of Hejaz, Nejd
and dependencies (top) - Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (bottom).
Mintage:
3,000,000.
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Abdul Aziz bin Abdul
Rahman bin Faisal Al-Saud.
KM#12 1 Riyal. Year:
AH1346 (1928).
Weight: 24.10g.
Metal: 0.9170
Silver. Diameter:
37 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Makkah.
Obverse:
Mint Makkah and date within beaded
circle. Above legends: One Saudi Arabian Riyal. Value below within
design flanked by palm trees.
Reverse:
King of Hejaz, Nejd
and dependencies (top) - Abdul Aziz
Abdul Rahman
Al-Saud
within beaded circle.
Crossed swords below within design flanked by palm trees.
Mintage:
800,000.
Minted Years:
AH1346 and AH1348.
Ruler: Abdul Aziz bin Abdul
Rahman bin Faisal Al-Saud.
AH1348 (1930)
KM#13
¼
Ghirsh
(piastre). Year:
AH1348 (1930).
Weight: 4.18g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
20 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: N/A.
Obverse:
value in written with date.
Reverse:
King of Hejaz, Nejd
and dependencies (top) - Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (bottom).
Mintage:
N/A.
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Abdul Aziz bin Abdul
Rahman bin Faisal Al-Saud.
KM#14
½
Ghirsh
(piastre). Year:
AH1348 (1930).
Weight: 5.04g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
23 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: N/A.
Obverse:
value in written with date.
Reverse:
King of Hejaz, Nejd
and dependencies (top) - Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (bottom).
Mintage:
N/A.
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Abdul Aziz bin Abdul
Rahman bin Faisal Al-Saud.
KM#15
1
Ghirsh
(piastre). Year:
AH1348 (1930).
Weight: 6.27g.
Metal:
Copper-Nickel. Diameter:
26 mm. Edge:
Plain.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: N/A.
Obverse:
value in written with date.
Reverse:
King of Hejaz, Nejd
and dependencies (top) - Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (bottom).
Mintage:
N/A.
Minted Years:
One year type.
Ruler: Abdul Aziz bin Abdul
Rahman bin Faisal Al-Saud.
KM#10
¼ Riyal. Year:
AH1348 (1930).
Weight: 6.05g.
Metal: 0.9170
Silver. Diameter:
24 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Makkah.
Obverse:
Mint Makkah and date within beaded
circle. Above legends: One Quarter Saudi Arabian Riyal. Value below within
design flanked by palm trees.
Reverse:
King of Hejaz, Nejd
and dependencies (top) - Abdul Aziz
Abdul Rahman
Al-Saud
within beaded circle.
Crossed swords below within design flanked by palm trees.
Mintage:
200,000.
Minted Years:
AH1346 and AH1348.
Ruler: Abdul Aziz bin Abdul
Rahman bin Faisal Al-Saud.
KM#12 1 Riyal. Year:
AH1348 (1930).
Weight: 24.10g.
Metal: 0.9170
Silver. Diameter:
37 mm. Edge:
Reeded.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: Makkah.
Obverse:
Mint Makkah and date within beaded
circle. Above legends: One Saudi Arabian Riyal. Value below within
design flanked by palm trees.
Reverse:
King of Hejaz, Nejd
and dependencies (top) - Abdul Aziz
Abdul Rahman
Al-Saud
within beaded circle.
Crossed swords below within design flanked by palm trees.
Mintage:
400,000.
Minted Years:
AH1346 and AH1348.
Ruler: Abdul Aziz bin Abdul
Rahman bin Faisal Al-Saud.
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