Imamate of Oman (749-1749), Sultanate of Oman (1749-1861, 1970-present)
Country in Arabia (749-1856, 1970-present)
Location: Southeast Arabia
Capital City: Nizwa (749-1789), Muscat (1789-1861, 1970-present)
Government type: Imamate (749-1749), Absolute Monarchy (1749-1861, 1970-present)
Main languages: Arabic
Main religions: Ibadi Islam
Chronology
749: Imamate of Oman first established independent of the Abbasid Caliphate
751-793: Abbasid vassal
893-931: Abbasid vassal
931-932: Qarmatian occupation
932-933: Abbasid vassal
933-934: Qarmatian occupation
934-967: Abbasid vassal
967-1053: Buyid vassal
1053-1154: Seljuk vassal
1861: Oman accepts the 1856 secession of Zanzibar through British-mediated peace, the Arabian parts of the former Omani Empire become Muscat and Oman
1970: Coup by Prince Qaboos bin Said against Sultan Said bin Taimur leads to Muscat and Oman being reformed into Oman
Currency
Saidi Rial (1970-1972)
1 Rial = 1000 Baisa
Rial (1972-present)
1 Rial = 1000 Baisa
Coins from Oman in the collection
•5 Baisa, 1999 (Sultan Qaboos bin Said (1970-2020), copper-plated steel, Llantrisant mint, KM#150)
•5 Baisa, 2008 (Sultan Qaboos bin Said (1970-2020), copper-plated steel, Llantrisant mint, KM#150)
•5 Baisa, 2015 (Sultan Qaboos bin Said (1970-2020), copper-plated steel, Vantaa mint, KM#193) Commemeorative: 45th Anniversary of the Sultanate
•10 Baisa, 1999 (Sultan Qaboos bin Said (1970-2020), copper-plated steel, Llantrisant mint, KM#151)
•10 Baisa, 2015 (Sultan Qaboos bin Said (1970-2020), copper-plated steel, Vantaa mint, KM#164) Commemeorative: 45th Anniversary of the Sultanate
•25 Baisa, 2008 (Sultan Qaboos bin Said (1970-2020), nickel-plated steel, Llantrisant mint, KM#152a)
•25 Baisa, 2015 (Sultan Qaboos bin Said (1970-2020), nickel-plated steel, Vantaa mint, KM#195) Commemeorative: 45th Anniversary of the Sultanate
•50 Baisa, 2008 (Sultan Qaboos bin Said (1970-2020), nickel-plated steel, Llantrisant mint, KM#153a)
•50 Baisa, 2015 (Sultan Qaboos bin Said (1970-2020), nickel-plated steel, Vantaa mint, KM#196) Commemeorative: 45th Anniversary of the Sultanate
•1/4 Rial, 1980 (Sultan Qaboos bin Said (1970-2020), aluminum bronze, Llantrisant mint, KM#66)
•1/2 Rial, 1980 (Sultan Qaboos bin Said (1970-2020), aluminum bronze, Llantrisant mint, KM#67)
Banknotes from Oman in the collection
•100 Baisa, 1995 (Sultan Qaboos bin Said (1970-2020), P#31)
•200 Baisa, 1995 (Sultan Qaboos bin Said (1970-2020), P#32)