Description
Country: Yemen
• Denomination: 20 Rials
• Year: 2006
• Metal: Copper-Nickel (nickel-plated steel in some issues)
• Diameter: approx. 28 mm
• Edge: Reeded
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🖼 Design Details
Obverse (Front):
• Large Arabic numeral “٢٠” (20)
• Word “ريال” (Rial)
• “20 RIALS” in English at bottom
• Arabic inscription around rim: Republic of Yemen
Reverse (Back):
• National emblem of Yemen (eagle with shield)
• Agricultural elements (coffee plant imagery)
• Year of issue (2006)
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🏷 Grading (Your Slab)
• Grading Company: MEGA – Middle East Grading Alliance
• Grade: XF 45 (Extremely Fine)
✔ Light wear on high points
✔ Strong detail and clear lettering
✔ Attractive dark toning
From your photo, it appears well-preserved for circulation.
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💰 Value Estimate
This is a modern circulation coin.
• Typical raw value: $2 – $5 USD
• Slabbed XF example: $6 – $12 USD
• Not silver — value is collector-based only.
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⭐ Collector Notes
• Part of modern Yemeni coinage after unification (1990).
• Collected mainly by Middle East and modern world coin collectors.
• Condition matters more than rarity for this type.