Egypt 1945 1 milleme

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 bronze one millieme. The obverse has the portrait of King Farouk, and the reverse has the denomination, year in both the Muslim and Christian calendar (1945 AD - AH 1364), and the text 'Kingdom of Egypt' in Arabic.

Recorded mintage: 10,000,000.

Specification: bronze.

Catalog reference: KM 358.

Sources:

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

Link to:

• Egypt 1938 millieme KM-362
• Egypt 1938 millieme KM-358
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• Egypt 1950 1 milleme
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