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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 twenty piastres from the time of British occupation of Egypt. This was considered the 'crown' of Egyptian currency, and at 0.7499 oz ASW was interchangeable with various other silver crowns circulating in the global market. The obverse displays the name of Sultan Hussein Kamel bounded by a wreath, with the ascension date 1333 (1914 AD) at the base. The reverse has the denomination in both Arabic and English (it is noteworthy that the Arabic denomination still translates as 'qirsh'). The year of strike is shown in both Hijra and Gregorian dates. | The coin shown is a twenty piastres from the time of British occupation of Egypt. This was considered the 'crown' of Egyptian currency, and at 0.7499 oz ASW was interchangeable with various other silver crowns circulating in the global market. The obverse displays the name of Sultan Hussein Kamel bounded by a wreath, with the ascension date 1333 (1914 AD) at the base. The reverse has the denomination in both Arabic and English (it is noteworthy that the Arabic denomination still translates as 'qirsh'). The year of strike is shown in both Hijra and Gregorian dates. | ||
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''Recorded mintage'': 1,500,000. | ''Recorded mintage'': 1,500,000. | ||
| − | '' | + | ''Specification'': 28.0 g, 0.833 fine silver. |
''Catalog reference'': KM 321 | ''Catalog reference'': KM 321 | ||
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* [[Egypt 1916-H 2 millemes]] | * [[Egypt 1916-H 2 millemes]] | ||
| − | * [[Egypt 1916 5 | + | * [[Egypt 1916 5 milliemes]] |
* [[Egypt 1916-H 5 millemes]] | * [[Egypt 1916-H 5 millemes]] | ||
| − | * [[Egypt 1916 10 | + | * [[Egypt 1916 10 milliemes]] |
| − | * [[Egypt 1916 5 piastres]] | + | * [[Egypt 1916 2 piastres|1916 2 piastres]] |
| + | * [[Egypt 1916 5 piastres|1916 5 piastres]] | ||
* [[Egypt 1916 10 piastres]] | * [[Egypt 1916 10 piastres]] | ||
* [[Egypt 1916 100 piastres]] | * [[Egypt 1916 100 piastres]] | ||
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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 '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 twenty piastres from the time of British occupation of Egypt. This was considered the 'crown' of Egyptian currency, and at 0.7499 oz ASW was interchangeable with various other silver crowns circulating in the global market. The obverse displays the name of Sultan Hussein Kamel bounded by a wreath, with the ascension date 1333 (1914 AD) at the base. The reverse has the denomination in both Arabic and English (it is noteworthy that the Arabic denomination still translates as 'qirsh'). The year of strike is shown in both Hijra and Gregorian dates.
Recorded mintage: 1,500,000.
Specification: 28.0 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 321
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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