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100 Qirsh - Mohammed local imitation
| Issuer | Mahdist State of Sudan |
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| Year | 1885 |
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| Currency | Piastre (1885-1898) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays three lines of bold Arabic inscription in the central field, divided by a horizontal rule. The upper portion bears the regnal year '٢' (2), flanked by the word 'ضرب' (struck). The middle register reads 'في مصر' (in Egypt), and the lower field shows the Hijri year '١٢٥٥' (1255). A dentilated or beaded border frames the design along the rim. The lettering is coarser and less refined than the genuine Egyptian 100 Qirsh issues it was modelled upon, betraying its status as a local Mahdist imitation. |
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| Edge | Crude reeding |
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The Mahdist State declared Egyptian currency haram shortly after Muhammad Ahmad's forces took Khartoum in January 1885, creating an immediate practical problem: trade still required coinage. Local goldsmiths produced imitations of Ottoman and Egyptian types to fill the vacuum, working from captured originals with hand-cut dies of uneven quality. KM#3 represents this improvised monetary response — production was neither centralized nor consistent, which accounts for the weight variation seen across surviving specimens.