Coin ID please...

[chukers]

Its a little bigger than a nickel and its copper I think. Anyone have any ideas?


Chukers

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

Thats a Saudi Arabian coin. 25 HALALA? I dont know the date. http://www.nwwone.org/world-war/C287-SAUDI-ARABIA-COIN-1973-25-HALALA_370496883516.html

 

[chukers]

Thats a Saudi Arabian coin. 25 HALALA? I dont know the date. http://www.nwwone.org/world-war/C287-SAUDI-ARABIA-COIN-1973-25-HALALA_370496883516.html

I was thinking it had an Arabian look... the swords kinda gives that away...

Chukers

 

[lazooro]

1397

 

[chukers]

1397

whats that mean?

 

[Dano Sverige]

He means that's the date of the coin. However, in Arabic you read right to left, not left to right like we do, and to me, with it's new-ish look i'd say 1971.

 

[lazooro]

He means that's the date of the coin. However, in Arabic you read right to left, not left to right like we do, and to me, with it's new-ish look i'd say 1971.

http://www.omnicoin.com/country/Saudi Arabia?page=7&sort=year

left to right only numbers... coin is from 1976..usually those dates are about cca.600 years difference...

 

[Mackaydon]

One quick way I use to get a rough idea of these coin dates is to take the Islamic date of 1397 then multiply by 97%; then add 622. This would produce a Gregorian (our system) date of approx. 1977. Another way is to divide the Islamic date by 33.7, subtract that closest to whole number from the Islamic date, then add 622. In that case the results is 1978.

100 halala to the Saudi Riyal (SR) and 3.75 SR to the USD. Composition is cupro-nickel.
Don.......

 

[chukers]

I know coins from all over the world can be found just about anywhere... its just neat to find the stuff where you woud't expet it... I have found Mexican, Chinese, 2000 year old Greek, and now Arabic coins in Texas... Neat stuff!

Thanks for the ID guys!

Chukers

 

[Mackaydon]

My guess: A 'pocket drop' from a returning Vet who recently served in that area.