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1 Qirsh - Ali Dinar Countermarked
| Issuer | Darfur |
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| Year | 1905 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the Ottoman tughra of Sultan Abdul Hamid II enclosed within a beaded or raised circle. Superimposed upon the design is the countermark of Ali Dinar, Sultan of Darfur, applied by hand stamp and reading in Arabic script 'Ali 1312', referencing his name and the Hijri year of his accession. The countermark may appear on either the obverse or reverse face depending on the individual specimen. The surrounding field shows the worn surfaces typical of circulated nickel silver coinage re-validated for use in the Darfur Sultanate. |
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| Obverse lettering | على ١٣١٢ (Translation: Ali 1312) |
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Ali Dinar retook Darfur in 1898 after the Battle of Omdurman left the Mahdist state effectively finished, reestablishing the Keira Sultanate as a nominally independent entity under loose Anglo-Egyptian oversight. The countermark on this piece reflects his practical approach to currency: rather than striking entirely new coinage, existing pieces were overstamped to assert local authority. Darfur had no established mint infrastructure, and the countermarking program was a direct workaround.
Ali Dinar ruled until 1916, when a British expeditionary force killed him at the Battle of Beringia following his ill-judged alignment with the Ottoman Empire during WWI.