Description
Yemen Arab Republic — 2/10 Riyal, 1962 (AH 1382) · Silver · KM-25 · NGC XF 45
Struck in the first year of the Yemen Arab Republic following the September 1962 revolution that toppled the Mutawakkilite Kingdom and its thousand-year Zaydi imamate. The coin’s central palm tree and crossed sabers symbolize the new nation’s agricultural heritage and revolutionary spirit, while the surrounding Arabic legends proclaim the republic’s sovereignty. Yemen silver from this transitional period appears regularly at auction but represents a pivotal moment in modern Middle Eastern history — the last successful Arab nationalist uprising of the Cold War era. The surfaces retain original luster in protected areas with honest circulation wear consistent with the grade.
