Egypt 1938 5 milliemes KM-360

Stack's Bowers November 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 76583

This specimen was lot 76583 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $125. The catalog description^[1] noted, "EGYPT. 5 Milliemes, AH 1357/1938. London Mint. Farouk I. NGC MS-64 Red." This denomination was also struck in copper-nickel in 1938. When five milliemes were struck again in 1943, this bronze design was used, nickel being too valuable for the war effort.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4 g, bronze, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-360.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.

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