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The King Abdulaziz Public Library’s coin collection falls within its strategy to preserve Arab and islamic heritage. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s public library coin collection reveals history of Islamic world

  • The Islamic currency began its development at the beginning of the year 692 A.D. during the reign of the Umayyad Caliph Abd Al-Malik ibn Marwan
  • The King Abdulaziz Public Library’s coin collection covers all Islamic periods of the past 1,400 years
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