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Oman: No.8 One quarter rial
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First issued 18 November 1972.
Withdrawal date 9 March 1979.
Size 128 mm x 58 mm.
Signature Mahmood Muhammad Murad (President of the Oman Currency Board).
Watermark The Khanjar.
Security thread Solid.
Printer Bradbury Wilkinson & Co.
Illustration The Khanjar (the emblem of the Sultanate).
Back
Illustration Jalali Fort. This is one of two forts found in Muscat. It is found protecting the western side of Muscat harbour. Jalali Fort was built by the Portuguese in 1587 under the direction of Melchior Calaca and was originally called San Joao. During the reign of Said bin Taimur the fort was used as the jail in Muscat.