Muscat & Oman, two gold proof coins, the first a gold proof Saidi Rial, Sa'id bin Taimur, dated AH1378 (1959), KM31b, struck for presentation purposes, mintage of 100 pieces; the second a gold proof ½ Saidi Rial gold coin, Sa'id bin Taimur, AH1381 (1962), KM34a, struck for presentation purposes, mintage of 150 pieces; both in Royal Mint cases (2)

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