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20 Qirsh
| Issuer | Sudan |
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| Year | 1967-1969 |
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| Value | 20 Piastres (20 Qirsh) (0.20 SDP) |
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| Obverse description | A Sudanese camel postman (rakuba rider) depicted in high relief, mounted atop a walking dromedary camel facing left across the field, the rider holding a lance or standard and wearing traditional attire with a satchel at his side. Rocky desert terrain is suggested in the background behind the camel. The dual date appears in the lower exergue in both Arabic-Indic and Western numerals, reading ١٣٨٩ - ١٩٦٩ (Hijri and Gregorian years), enclosed within a reeded border. |
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| Reverse description | The large Arabic numeral ٢٠ dominates the central field, flanked symmetrically on either side by decorative floral sprigs bearing open rose blooms and buds rendered in fine relief. The denomination word قرشا (Qirsh) appears below the numeral at the base of the field. The legend جمهورية السودان (Republic of the Sudan) is inscribed in bold Arabic script along the upper arc, separated from the reeded border by a narrow inner rim. |
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These coins were struck during a politically volatile stretch for Sudan — the 1967–1969 window spans the final years of General Abboud's successor government under the transitional civilian administration, ending just as Jaafar Nimeiry's coup of May 1969 abruptly terminated democratic governance. Issues minted immediately before that coup saw no policy-driven recall, but circulation was effectively disrupted by the monetary instability that followed the change of regime.