Obverse © Heritage Auctions – Reverse © Zameer Abubakar
Obverse © Heritage Auctions – Reverse © Zameer Abubakar
25 Riyals - Rashid Jan Palach ND
1970 year| Gold (.900) | 5.18 g | 21.5 mm |
| Issuer | Ajman (United Arab Emirates) |
|---|---|
| Emir | Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi (1928-1981) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 1970 |
| Value | 25 Riyals |
| Currency | Riyal (1966-1973) |
| Composition | Gold (.900) |
| Weight | 5.18 g |
| Diameter | 21.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 1973 |
| Updated | 2024-10-08 |
| Numista | N#92421 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Head of Jan Palach facing left. Denomination (25 Riyals) below
Script: Latin
Lettering:
JAN PALACH
25
RIYALS
SDG
Edge
Reeded
Comment
Part of a set of 8 coins, all gold (.900), each of denomination of 25 riyals. The set is called "Men of Peace" and it includes below personalities:1- Dag Hammarskjöld
2- Gandhi
3- Martin Luther King
4- George Marshall
5- Bertrand Russel
6- Albert Schweitzer
7- Jan Palach
8- Albert Luthuli
Proof Set (KM#PS3):
© Zameer Abubakar
Jan Palach (11 August 1948 – 19 January 1969) was a Czech student of history and political economy at Charles University in Prague. He committed self-immolation as a political protest against the end of the Prague Spring resulting from the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact armies.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it features a portrait of Jan Palach, a Czech student who set himself on fire in 1969 to protest the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia. The coin was issued in 1970, just a year after Palach's death, and is a rare example of a coin honoring a political activist.
