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10 Qirsh - Fuad left
| Issuer | Kingdom of Egypt |
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| Year | 1929-1933 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Central field dominated by an ornate circular cartouche containing the Arabic inscription 'Al-Mamlaka Al-Misriyya' (The Kingdom of Egypt) rendered in elaborate thuluth calligraphy. The denomination '١٠ غروش' (10 Qirsh) appears in Arabic numerals at the top of the field, above the cartouche. The Hijri date '١٣٤٨' appears to the lower right and the Christian era date '١٩٢٩' to the lower left, both in Eastern Arabic numerals. The entire design is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Mint | Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975) BP Hungarian mint, Budapest, Hungary (1925-date) |
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Fuad I had been sultan under British occupation before Egypt gained nominal independence in 1922, and the transition to kingdom — with Fuad now king — required an entirely new coinage series. The "left" designation distinguishes this type from an earlier facing-left portrait issue; a second obverse die with a subtly repositioned effigy was introduced mid-series, a variation that collectors and catalogers track separately under the MHC listings.
Egypt's silver coinage of this period was struck at the Royal Mint in London, as domestic minting infrastructure was not yet established.