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EGYPT
KM 347 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
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EGYPT
KM 347 |
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SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
| Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
| 10 milliemes | 23.0 | 5.5 | Plain | Copper-Nickel | Medal |
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Effigy of King Fuad I left.
Inscriptions along the rim
in Arabic. Fuad I (1868 - 1936). The ninth ruler of Egypt from the Muhammad Ali dynasty, he became Sultan of Egypt in 1917, succeeding his elder brother Sultan Husayn Kamil. He substituted the title of King for Sultan when the United Kingdom formally recognized Egyptian independence in 1922. |
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Inscription along the rim: on the upper arch. In the center: face value in Arabic, the years of minting (AD1929-AH1348). |