Brief Historical Notes on Yemen

According to the CIA Website:

North Yemen became independent of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. The British, who had set up a protectorate area around the southern port of Aden in the 19th century, withdrew in 1967 from what became South Yemen. Three years later, the southern government adopted a Marxist orientation. The massive exodus of hundreds of thousands of Yemenis from the south to the north contributed to two decades of hostility between the states. The two countries were formally unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990. A southern secessionist movement in 1994 was quickly subdued. In 2000, Saudi Arabia and Yemen agreed to a delimitation of their border.

Specifications

Denomination	Diameter	Weight	Alloy	AGW
1 Riyal	25	20.48	0.900	0.5926
2 Riyal	35	42.29	0.900	1.2238
5 Riyal	20	4.90	0.900	0.1418
10 Riyal	25	9.8	0.900	0.2836
20 Riyal	31	19.6	0.900	0.5672

Key
Diameter = Approximate Diameter in millimetres.
Weight = Weight in grams.
Alloy = Fineness of gold.
AGW = Actual fine gold weight in troy ounces.

Prices & Availability
The prices quoted in the US $ column may be out of date due to currency fluctuations.

Date	Denomination	Description	Mintage	Grade	Availability	Price £	Price $
				Uncirculated	Wanted	Ask	Ask

Postage & Packing
UK Registered Post (Special Delivery) £9 per order
EU Insured Post £10 per order
USA Airmail $10 per order
USA Insured Shipping $20 per order

Yemeni Silver and Base Metal Coins
For silver and base metal coins of Yemen, please look at our original Chard Coins website.

Coins Wanted
We make an active market in almost all world coins, gold or otherwise, including Yemeni gold coins. If you have any of these coins to sell, please contact us, or post them to us for appraisal and offer.