Arabian  world...
The Arabic Alphabet
Arabic numbers
The only difference between Western and Arabic system is the number. The way of writing a number and everything else is the same than our system. So it's really easy to indentify these coins even you don't know anything about language. You just have to memorize the following number and everything will be ok.
Months and Calendar

   1. Muharram
   2. Safar
   3. Rab�al-awwal (Rabi� I)
   4. Rab� al-thani (Rabi� II)
   5. Jumada al-awwal (Jumada I)
   6. Jumada al-thani (Jumada II)
   7. Rajab
   8. Sha�ban
   9. Ramadan
  10. Shawwal
  11. Dhu  al-Qi�dah
  12. Du al-Hijjah
The Islamic calendar (or Hijri calendar) is a purely lunar calendar. It contains 12 months that are based on the motion of the moon, and because 12 synodic months is only 12 x 29.53=354.36 days, the Islamic calendar is consistently shorter than a tropical year, and therefore it shifts with respect to the Christian calendar.

The calendar is based on the Qur'an (Sura IX, 36-37) and its proper observance is a sacred duty for Muslims.

The Islamic calendar is the official calendar in countries around the Gulf, especially Saudi Arabia. But other Muslim countries use the Gregorian calendar for civil purposes and only turn to the Islamic calendar for religious purposes.
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