Michael Gaspard Rizzello OBE was a sculptor and designer who won many commissions from the Royal Mint to make portraits for coins and medals. In 1968 he created this portrait of Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain (alternative spellings: Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, or Shaikh Isa bin Sulman Al-Khalifa as rendered on a 1995 coin). It was used on commemorative coins as well as higher denomination circulating coins of Bahrain. |
Coin Name | Reverse | Obverse | Details |
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Ten Dinars 1968 Isa Town |
Material: Gold Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 3,000 |
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Five Hundred Fils 1968 Isa Town | ![]() |
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Material: Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 70,000 |
Ten Dinars 1971 Commemoration of Independence |
Material: Gold Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 3,000 |
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Fifty Dinars 1978 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.917 Gold Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 5,000 |
One Hundred Dinars 1978 | ![]() |
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Material: 0.917 Gold Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 5,000 |
Ten Dinars 1983 Bahrain Through the Ages |
Material: Gold Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
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Ten Dinars 1983 Hamad Town | ![]() |
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Material: Gold Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: unknown |
Five Hundred Fils 1983 Isa Town |
Material: Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 15,000 |
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Five Dinars 1986 (Silver Proof) |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 25,000 |
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Five Dinars 1990 (Silver Proof) |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 20,000 |
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Five Dinars 1995 (Silver Proof) |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 100,000 |
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Five Dinars 1998 (Silver Proof) |
Material: 0.925 Silver Mint: Royal Mint Mintage: 25,000 |
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Year | 1968 |
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Personal Information | Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa of Bahrain |
Image | Details |
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Coin, Bahrain, 10 Dinars, 1983
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