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1 Piastre / Qirsh
| Issuer | Central Bank of Sudan |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Value | 1 Piastre (0.01 SDG) |
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| Obverse description | A traditional Sudanese pottery vessel (water jug) depicted in the center of the field, decorated with a characteristic rope or cord pattern in a cross motif around its body. The Latin legend CENTRAL BANK OF SUDAN curves along the upper periphery, while the Arabic equivalent بنك السودان المركزي is inscribed in flowing script along the lower periphery. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Sudan's 2006 coinage reform accompanied the introduction of the new Sudanese pound, which replaced the dinar at a rate of 100 dinars to one pound — itself a redenomination of a currency that had been badly eroded by years of civil war financing and IMF-pressured austerity. The piastre, one-hundredth of that new pound, was effectively a denomination being reborn after decades of irrelevance.
Aluminium bronze was a practical choice for a country with constrained minting budgets and a need for durability in harsh climatic conditions. The reform coincided with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005, which ended the Second Sudanese Civil War after twenty-two years.