Live auction - fwo_458720 - EGYPT - KINGDOM OF EGYPT - FUAD I 100 Piastres or AH1340 1922
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| Estimate : | 600 € |
| Price : | 350 € |
| Maximum bid : | 350 € |
| End of the sale : | 12 December 2017 18:06:59 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : 100 Piastres or AH1340
Date: AH 1340
Date: 1922
Quantity minted : 25000
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 875 ‰
Diameter : 24 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 8,53 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
La monnaie a été légèrement nettoyée à l’avers, elle présente un plat sur la tranche à 10 heures au revers
Predigree :
Cet exemplaire provient de la collection du Docteur Frédéric Nordmann
Obverse
Obverse legend : (LÉGENDE ARABE).
Obverse description : Buste de Fouad à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : (LÉGENDE ARABE).
Reverse description : dans le champ.
Commentary
25 000 pièces ont été fabriquées en deux couleurs d'or, jaune et rose.
Historical background
EGYPT - KINGDOM OF EGYPT - FUAD I
(1922-1936)
Fouad (26/031868-28/04/1936) was first sultan from 1917 under the English protectorate. In 1922, during the dismantling of Turkey, Egypt became completely independent and Fouad was proclaimed king. Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered in the Valley of the Kings by Lord Carnavon and Howard Carter in 1922.
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