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1 Qirsh - Husayn
| Issuer | Hejaz, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1916 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse similarly employs the cruciform quadrant design, with two intersecting diagonal lines dividing the field into four sections. A central circular cartouche contains Arabic inscriptions denoting the denomination and regnal information. The surrounding quadrants bear additional Arabic legends proclaiming Husayn's titles as King and Sharif of Mecca. Bold, raised calligraphic script fills the field, consistent with the distinctive hand-struck character of this Hejazi series. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Husayn bin Ali proclaimed the Arab Revolt against Ottoman rule in June 1916, and these bronze qirsh pieces were among the first coins struck under his authority as newly declared King of the Hejaz. The Sharif of Mecca had coordinated closely with British intelligence — T.E. Lawrence among them — before the uprising, and the minting of a distinct Hejazi coinage was a deliberate assertion of independence from Istanbul's monetary system.
The kingdom itself lasted barely a decade before Ibn Saud's Wahhabi forces overran Mecca in 1924 and absorbed the Hejaz into what would become Saudi Arabia.