Egypt 1935-H 10 millemes
The Kingdom of Egypt was established in 1922, with Fuad I as the first ruler. He had previously been sultan (1917-1922) when Egypt was a British protectorate. During his reign, Egyptian coinage was changed significantly from previous issues, with the portrait of the leader decorating the obverse. Previously, no human portraits appeared on coins.
The coin pictured is a copper-nickel ten milliemes. The portrait of Fuad I is on the obverse. The reverse bears the date (both Hijra and Gregorian dates shown), denomination and 'Kingdom of Egypt' written in Arabic. The date is 1935 AD - AH 1354. The mintmark for the Heaton Mint, England (H) appears at right reverse.
Recorded mintage: 4,000,000.
Specification: 5.22 g, copper-nickel.
Catalog reference: KM 347.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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