Egypt 1938 20 piastres
This specimen was lot 32721 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $408. The catalog description[1] noted, "Farouk gold 20 Piastres AH 1357 (1938) MS66 NGC, British Royal mint. Rich golden radiates from this specimen--slightly reminiscent of a late spring sunset, while only the lightest remnants of die polish lines whisper cross the inner ring of the reverse." King Farouk, best known to numismatists for his onetime ownership of such American rarities as an 1804 dollar and a 1913 liberty head nickel, ruled 1936-52 before being ousted in a coup by a group of army officers which included Gamal Nasser. This wedding commemorative was part of a set which included twenty (shown here), fifty, hundred and five hundred piastres.
Reported Mintage: 20,000.
Specification: 1.70 g, 0.875 fine gold, AGW 0.0478 oz.
Catalog reference: KM 370, Fr-113 (formerly Fr-38).
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
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- Egypt 1929 20 piastres, gold
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- 1938 100 piastres, Royal Wedding
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