Coin set – Qatar

The first coins of Qatar

years of production in western digits

Due to its coastal location on the trade route between

Mesopotamia and Indus civilization, seafaring

already in ancient times was of great importance for Qatar.

Especially the pearl trade helped Qatar

boost the economy. In addition, dates have a special meaning.

to this day. In honor of these two historical

industrial plants, a dhow sailing ship and a date palm

depicted on the coat of arms of Qatar. Coat of arms depicted

on all coin reverses of this set.

The obverse shows the denominations.

For the first time in the history of the country, the years of issue

minted on coins in Western numbers.

– Full set of coins in 2016

– With a national coat of arms rich in symbolism

– Gregorian and Islamic years