Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
25 Pounds 15th Hijrah Century, Trial Strike
| Issuer | Bank of Sudan |
|---|---|
| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Central device depicts the national emblem of Sudan, a secretary bird with outstretched wings displayed, surmounted by an Arabic legend. The denomination and date appear in the field flanking the central device. The legend referencing the 15th Hijrah century is inscribed around the upper periphery in Arabic script, with additional inscriptions in the lower field. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears Arabic inscriptions referencing the commencement of the 15th Hijrah century, arranged around the central field. A small circular countermark has been applied at the 07:00 position, distinguishing this piece as a trial strike within the proof set issue. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Issued to mark the beginning of the 15th Islamic century — 1 Muharram 1401 AH fell on November 9, 1980, though Sudan's commemorative program was prepared in advance — this trial strike represents the Bank of Sudan's testing phase before authorizing final production. Trial pieces in gold from Sudanese commemorative issues of this period rarely enter the market, as most were retained by the issuing authority or distributed through official channels to central bank archives.
Sudan's gold commemorative program of the late 1970s was partly driven by the Nimeiry government's increasing alignment with Islamic financial principles, which culminated in the formal adoption of sharia-based banking law in 1983.