Sudan 1980 5 ghirsh

from the Stack's Bowers Collector's June 2022 Choice sale, lot 70213

This specimen was lot 70213 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $408. The catalog description^[1] noted, "SUDAN. 5 Ghirsh, AH 1400 (1980). Kings Norton Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-67+. This lovely example offers dazzling sharp strike and stunningly rich reflectivity on surfaces that provide the viewer with an ocular treat. Ex: Kings Norton Mint Collection." Sudan obtained independence from Great 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. This type was struck 1977-1980 with variations in legend size and ribbon design (KM 58.1 thru 58.4).

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

Specification: copper nickel, 23.5 mm diameter, reeded edge.

Catalog reference: KM 58.3.

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, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

Links to:

• AH 1391/1971 5 ghirsh
• AH 1396/1976 5 ghirsh, F.A.O.
• AH 1398/1978 10 pounds, Organization of African Unity
• AH 1398/1978 25 pounds, Organization of African Unity
• AH 1400/1979 25 pounds, Al-Haram Mosque
• AH 1401/1981 100 pounds, 25th Anniversary of Independence
• Coins and currency dated 1980