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10 Pounds OAU, Silver Piedfort
| Issuer | Bank of Sudan |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Value | 10 Pounds (10 SDP) |
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| Obverse description | The Sudanese national emblem occupies the centre of the obverse, depicting a secretary bird with outstretched wings displayed, standing upon a shield bearing a traditional Sudanese drum, with two scrolls flanking the base. A ribbon scroll above the eagle bears the national motto in Arabic. The denomination appears in both Arabic numerals and Latin script to the left and right of the central device respectively, with the Arabic legend identifying the Democratic Republic of Sudan inscribed along the lower field. Dual dates in both Hijri (١٣٩٨) and Gregorian (١٩٧٨) calendars are shown across the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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The 1978 Organisation of African Unity commemorative was issued as Sudan hosted the OAU summit in Khartoum — a moment of considerable diplomatic ambition for Nimeiry's government, which had reoriented Sudan toward the Arab world and Western donors following the failed communist coup of 1971. The piedfort format, double the normal planchet thickness, was a deliberate prestige choice aimed at the collector market rather than circulation.
Production numbers were extremely limited, as was typical for Sudanese piedfort issues of this period, most of which were struck at European mints under contract.