Sudan's 1983 coinage sits at a precise historical fault line. President Nimeiry declared the introduction of Islamic sharia law that same year — the "September Laws" — triggering the collapse of the Addis Ababa Agreement and reigniting civil war in the south. The Central Bank issued this series just months before the country fractured again.
Sudan's 1983 coinage sits at a precise historical fault line. President Nimeiry declared the introduction of Islamic sharia law that same year — the "September Laws" — triggering the collapse of the Addis Ababa Agreement and reigniting civil war in the south. The Central Bank issued this series just months before the country fractured again.