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| − | At the beginning of World War I, the Ottoman Empire allied itself with Germany. In order to assure the use of the Suez canal and other strategic interests, the British formally occupied [[Egypt]] and installed a pliant ruler (Sultan Hussein Kamel). Thus the issuance of Ottoman-style coinage ended and a new phase began. Denominations were now ' | + | At the beginning of World War I, the Ottoman Empire allied itself with Germany. In order to assure the use of the Suez canal and other strategic interests, the British formally occupied [[Egypt]] and installed a pliant ruler (Sultan Hussein Kamel). Thus the issuance of Ottoman-style coinage ended and a new phase began. Denominations were now 'milliemes' and 'piastres' instead of qirshes and fractional qirshes, and for the first time, English lettering and numbers appeared on Egyptian coins. |
| − | The coin shown is a one | + | The coin shown is a one millieme from the time of British occupation of Egypt. The obverse displays the name of Sultan Hussein Kamel, with the ascension date 1333 (1914 AD) at the base and the year of strike (AH 1335) split alongside the hole. The reverse has the denomination in both Arabic and English. |
''Recorded mintage'': 4,002,000. | ''Recorded mintage'': 4,002,000. | ||
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| − | * [[Egypt 1917 1/2 | + | * [[Egypt 1917 1/2 millieme]] |
| − | * [[Egypt 1917-H | + | * [[Egypt 1917-H millieme]] |
* [[Egypt 1917 2 milliemes]] | * [[Egypt 1917 2 milliemes]] | ||
| − | * [[Egypt 1917-H 2 | + | * [[Egypt 1917-H 2 milliemes]] |
* [[Egypt 1917 5 milliemes]] | * [[Egypt 1917 5 milliemes]] | ||
* [[Egypt 1917-H 5 milliemes]] | * [[Egypt 1917-H 5 milliemes]] | ||
* [[Egypt 1917-H 10 milliemes]] | * [[Egypt 1917-H 10 milliemes]] | ||
| − | * [[Egypt 1917-KN 10 | + | * [[Egypt 1917-KN 10 milliemes]] |
* [[Egypt 1917 2 piastres]] | * [[Egypt 1917 2 piastres]] | ||
* [[Egypt 1917 20 piastres]] | * [[Egypt 1917 20 piastres]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:14, 13 December 2025
At the beginning of World War I, the Ottoman Empire allied itself with Germany. In order to assure the use of the Suez canal and other strategic interests, the British formally occupied Egypt and installed a pliant ruler (Sultan Hussein Kamel). Thus the issuance of Ottoman-style coinage ended and a new phase began. Denominations were now 'milliemes' and 'piastres' instead of qirshes and fractional qirshes, and for the first time, English lettering and numbers appeared on Egyptian coins.
The coin shown is a one millieme from the time of British occupation of Egypt. The obverse displays the name of Sultan Hussein Kamel, with the ascension date 1333 (1914 AD) at the base and the year of strike (AH 1335) split alongside the hole. The reverse has the denomination in both Arabic and English.
Recorded mintage: 4,002,000.
Specification: copper-nickel.
Catalog reference: KM 313.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay, Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
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