Egypt 1937 20 piastres

from the Ma'adi Collection

King Farouk was the second ruler of the Kingdom of Egypt, coming to the throne in 1936. The coinage of his reign was similar to his father, King Fuad I. He was, among other things, an avid coin collector and pieces from his collection still circulate in the market today. He abdicated after widespread discontent in 1952, at which point Egypt became a republic and officially terminated rule by royal lineage.

This coin is a silver twenty piastres. It was the 'crown' sized denomination. The obverse has the portrait of Farouk, and the reverse has the text 'Kingdom of Egypt' in Arabic, the date (1937 AD - AH 1356), and the denomination, with a design around the periphery. The edge possesses a security device that looks like a reeded edge with the center incuse with a beaded pattern.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 28.0 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 368.

Sources:

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

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