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20 Qirsh - Fuad right
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Arabic (naskh) |
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| Reverse description | The central field bears a large, bold Arabic inscription in stylised naskh script denoting the Kingdom of Egypt, flanked by the dual dating system: the Hijri year 1341 to the right and the Gregorian year 1923 to the left, both in Eastern Arabic numerals. The denomination 20 qirsh (٢٠ ش) appears prominently at the top of the field. The design is enclosed within a dentilated border running the full circumference of the coin. |
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Fuad I had been Sultan of Egypt since 1917, but the 1923 coinage reflects his elevation to King following the declaration of the Kingdom of Egypt in March 1922 — itself a product of Britain's Unilateral Declaration of Egyptian independence, issued largely to manage nationalist pressure rather than concede genuine sovereignty. This gold issue was part of a complete recoinage establishing the new royal monetary identity.
The .875 fineness follows Ottoman gold standards that Egypt had maintained through the Khedival period, a technical conservatism that eased acceptance in regional trade circuits still familiar with earlier Turkish issues.