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10 Para - Husayn

Issuer Hejaz, Kingdom of
Year 1916
Type Emergency coin
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Obverse description The obverse displays the tughra of Sultan Mehmed V Reshad (with the epithet 'Reshat' to the right) set within a beaded inner circle, flanked by foliate and wheat-ear sprays at the base. A large rectangular countermark bearing the Arabic inscription 'الحجاز' (Al-Hejaz) is applied prominently in the central field, overstruck in black ink as an emergency validation mark. The outer border is decorated with a continuous dotted rim and Arabic legends. This countermark identifies the coin as officially sanctioned for circulation within the Kingdom of Hejaz under Sharif Husayn ibn Ali.
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Reverse description The reverse features the denomination '١٠ بارة' (10 Para) inscribed in large Arabic numerals and text within a beaded inner circle, with the regnal year '١٣٢٧' (AH 1327) displayed in a cartouche at the base. Flanking the central device are decorative sprays of olive branch to the left and a wheat ear to the right. Above the central field, Arabic text reading 'دولت عثمانية' (Ottoman State) appears between two five-pointed stars. The entire design is enclosed within a finely milled outer border.
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