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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ewomack, post: 2949279, member: 15588&quot;]Yes, this is a gorgeous coin from now war-torn Yemen. I have almost purchased it myself a few times. And yes, the side without the dates is shown upside-down. Interestingly, this coin seems to show both the Hijri (lunar) and Gregorian (solar) years.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first date, ١٣٨٢, or 1382 corresponds to the second date, ١٩٦٣, which reads 1963, depending upon which part of the year you try to convert. I typically only see the Hijri date on Islamic coins, but I have no idea if that&#039;s common or not.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sources for learning the Arabic numerals, which the numerals used in the west derive from, are easy to find on the web. Confusingly, the numbers in English are also called &quot;Arabic Numerals&quot; because they came from Arabic.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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