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2 Milliemes - Idris I
| Issuer | Libya |
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| Year | 1952 |
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| Engraver(s) | Paul Vincze |
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| Reverse description | Central field features the Arabic numeral ٢ (2) in large format surmounted by a royal crown adorned with a crescent and star at its apex, all set above an open wreath of olive and palm branches tied at the base with a floral ornament. The Arabic denomination مليمات and the date ١٩٥٢ appear within the wreath below the numeral. Arabic legends naming the denomination in full are inscribed to either side of the wreath, while the English legend TWO MILLIÈMES is engraved along the lower exergue. The design is enclosed by a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | ٢ مليمات ١٩٥٢ مليمان مليمان TWO MILLIÈMES (Translation: 2 Two Millièmes 1952) |
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Libya's first independent coinage, issued in 1952, came just months after the country achieved independence in December 1951 — the first nation to gain independence through a United Nations resolution. Idris I, formerly the Emir of Cyrenaica, became king of a federal state that had been administratively divided between a British-supervised north and a French-supervised Fezzan only recently unified on paper.
The bronze millieme series was produced at the Royal Mint in London under contract.