Egypt 1923-H 10 piastres

from the Mountain Groan Collection

In 1922, Great Britain granted Egypt independence, while still keenly interested in maintaining control over the Suez Canal. The relationship between Great Britain, the shifty king Fuad and the rabble-rousing politicians repeatedly erupted into violence. In the end, Fuad could not quell the restless Egyptian population to Britain's satisfaction and he was ousted in favor of his son, the notorious Farouk. This specimen was struck in Birmingham and was accompanied by silver two, five and [[Egypt 1923 20 piastres |twenty]] piastres.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

Specification: 14 g, 0.833 fine silver, .375 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 337.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• Egypt 1922 500 piastres
• Egypt 1923 5 piastres
• Egypt 1923-H 5 piastres
• Egypt 1923-H 2 piastres
• Egypt 1923-H 20 piastres
• Egypt 1924-H 1/2 milleme
• Egypt 1924-H 1 milleme
• Egypt 1924-H 2 millemes
• Egypt 1924 5 millemes
• Egypt 1924 10 millemes
• [[Egypt 1923 20 piastres

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