2007-02-04 04:05:26 · 4 answers · asked by David C 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
first Arabic coins were issued in the Umaiyad period/7th century,showing the name of the Khalif and some quranic words on both sides,modern coin differs for each Arabic country,with many drawings but no quranic words,may show a national symbol,ship for Kuwait,eagle for Syria,palm trees for Iraq,..etc..
2007-02-04 07:33:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. Unless things have changed recently Arabian coins will only have writing on them, no portraits. This is/was a cultural/religious thing. If you've ever seen or can rent the movie THE SEVENTH COIN starring Peter O'Toole you will get a lot of insight into this.
For years I tried to ID an ancient Arabian coin, at least I thought it was Arabian and I thought it was a coin. A waitress friend of mine once mentioned to me that she was fluent in all dialects of Arabic. I showed her my 'coin' and she smiled and asked me if a Muslim family had given it to me. This was not the case. She explained to me that it was not a coin but a religious medal bearing the legend (in Arabic) "Allah (God) is good to you."
Needless to say, I was impressed.
Best,
H
2007-02-04 04:17:56 · answer #2 · answered by H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This site has a ton of pics of coins from all over the world a lot of them have araibc on them. Saudi ARabia has some of the best ones.
http://worldcoingallery.com/
2007-02-04 04:49:58 · answer #3 · answered by YouCannotKnowUnlessUAsk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am looking at an Egyptian 10 piaster coin right now. On one side it says 10 (in Arabic). With the date AND some Arabic writing. (sorry I dunno what it says) On the reverse side it is a picture of the Mohamed Ali Mosque.
2007-02-04 05:10:25 · answer #4 · answered by sdog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋