Sudan 1968 25 ghirsh

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This specimen is the first coin issued by Sudan as part of the F.A.O. series and the first coin of that denomination. Sudan obtained independence from Britain and Egypt in 1956 and began to issue coins soon thereafter. The Christian, black-dominated south has never regarded itself as part of the Arab-dominated north and the resulting conflict has frequently erupted into war.

Recorded mintage: 224,000.

Specification: copper-nickel.

Catalog reference: KM 38.

Source:

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

Link to:

• Iraq 1970 250 fils
• Sudan AH 1396 2 ghirsh KM-63.1 F.A.O.
• Sudan 1977 50 ghirsh
• Coins and currency dated 1968
• return to coins of Sudan