KUWAIT: Abdullah II Sabah II al-Jabir I al-Sabah, 1866-1892, AE baiza (5.99g), al-Kuwait, AH1304, KM-1, tughra seal of the Sheikh, VF, RRR. Sheikh Abdullah ordered the minting of a copper coin, known at that time as the Kuwaiti baiza (paisa) in 1886, due to the lack of Indian rupees circulating in the local economy. The primitive, crude, hammered coins were locally produced. According to Kuwaiti Islamic coin specialist M. Al-Hoseini, the person overseeing the minting operation was a senior member of the prominent Bodi tribe. Very few coins were produced, with up to 4 possible types with notable distinctions in the text, design, and even planchet thickness. They circulated for several weeks, but the coinage was short lived.
Estimate: 600-800 USD