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2 Qirsh / Piastres
| Issuer | Bank of Sudan |
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| Year | 1975-1980 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The denomination '٢' (2) in large Eastern Arabic numerals occupies the central field, with the Arabic word 'قرش' (Qirsh/Piastres) below. The legend 'جمهورية السودان الديمقراطية' (Democratic Republic of the Sudan) curves around the upper periphery. The design is plain and unadorned, framed by a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 1395 (1975) - ١٣٩٥ - ١٩٧٥; KM#57.1 (thick legend, ribbon with 3 equal section) - 1,000,000 1398 (1978) - ١٣٩٨ - ١٩٧٨; KM#57.1 (thick legend, ribbon with 3 equal section) - 1,250,000 1398 (1978) - ١٣٩٨ - ١٩٧٨; KM#57.2 (large legend, ribbon with long center section) - 1399 (1979) - ١٣٩٩ - ١٩٧٩; KM#57.3 (thin legend, ribbon with 3 equal sections) Royal Mint - 2,000,000 1400 (1980) - ١٤٠٠ - ١٩٨٠; KM#57.2 (large legend, ribbon with long center section) - 4,825,000 1400 (1980) - ١٤٠٠ - ١٩٨٠; KM#57.3 (thin legend, ribbon with 3 equal sections) - 2,000,000 1400 (1980) - ١٤٠٠ - ١٩٨٠; KM#57.3 (thin legend, ribbon with 3 equal sections) Proof Sets (KM#PS8) - |
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Sudan's post-independence coinage went through a quiet but significant administrative shift in 1960 when the Bank of Sudan assumed issuing authority from the Sudan Currency Board. This series belongs to the relatively stable middle period before the chronic economic pressures of the 1980s forced repeated debasements and denomination restructuring across Sudanese coinage.