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  • 25 Fils 1976-1984, KM# 5, Yemen, South (People's Democratic Republic)
  • 25 Fils 1976-1984, KM# 5, Yemen, South (People's Democratic Republic)
Description

South Yemen, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, also referred to as Democratic Yemen or Yemen (Aden) was a socialist country that existed from 1967 to 1990 as a state in the Middle East in the southern and eastern provinces of the present-day Republic of Yemen, including the island of Socotra.

South Yemen's origins can be traced to 1874 with the creation of the British Colony of Aden and the Aden Protectorate, which consisted of two-thirds of the present-day Yemen. However, Aden became a province within British India in 1937. After the collapse of Aden Protectorate, a state of emergency was declared in 1963, when the National Liberation Front (NLF) and the Front for the Liberation of Occupied South Yemen (FLOSY) rebelled against British rule.

Obverse

Depicts Islamic 8-pointed connected star with 8 points inside, the legend "People's Democratic Republic of Yemen" in Arabic above and English below.

جمهورية اليمن الدمقراطية الشعبية
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF YEMEN

Reverse

Depicts a dhow in the center, date below, and value in English and Arabic.

Dhow (Arabic داو dāw) is the generic name of a number of traditional sailing vessels with one or more masts with lateen sails used in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean region. Historians are divided as to whether the dhow was invented by Arabs or Indians. Typically sporting long thin hulls, dhows are trading vessels primarily used to carry heavy items, like fruit, freshwater or merchandise, along the coasts of Eastern Arabia (Arab states of the Persian Gulf), East Africa, Yemen and coastal South Asia (Pakistan, India, Bangladesh). Larger dhows have crews of approximately thirty, smaller ones typically around twelve.

25 FILS ٢٥ فلسا
1982

Edge
Characteristics
Material Cupronickel
Weight 4.54 g
Diameter 20.96 mm
Thickness 1.7 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Royal Mint

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