v23_2161 - EGYPT - KINGDOM OF EGYPT - FUAD I 100 piastres, or rose AH 1340 = 1922
MONNAIES 23 (2004)
Starting price : 130.00 €
Estimate : 180.00 €
Realised price : 145.00 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 145.00 €
Starting price : 130.00 €
Estimate : 180.00 €
Realised price : 145.00 €
Number of bids : 2
Maximum bid : 145.00 €
Type : 100 piastres, or rose
Date: AH 1340 = 1922
Quantity minted : 25000
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 875 ‰
Diameter : 24 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 8,50 g.
Edge : cannelée
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire quasiment splendide si ce n’est d’infimes marques de manipulation dans les champs
Obverse
Obverse legend : (LÉGENDE ARABE).
Obverse description : Buste de Fouad à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : (LÉGENDE ARABE).
Commentary
Variété en or 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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