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5 Milliemes Revolution
| Issuer | Bank of Sudan |
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| Year | 1971 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a secretary bird with wings spread wide, rendered in bold relief, facing left atop a stylized base. The Arabic commemorative legend curves along the upper portion of the field, reading 'The 2nd Anniversary of Revolution of 25 May.' The Hijri date 1391 appears in the lower left field and the Gregorian year 1971 in the lower right field, flanking the bird's talons. The design is characteristic of Sudanese nationalist coinage of the early 1970s, combining heraldic imagery with commemorative inscription. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic |
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The 1971 date places this coin squarely in the aftermath of the May 1969 coup that brought Jaafar Nimeiry to power, overthrowing the civilian government and establishing the Revolutionary Command Council. The "Revolution" designation in the series name refers directly to that coup — officially styled the May Revolution — which Sudan's new military government embedded into its coinage as a deliberate assertion of legitimacy.
Nimeiry survived a counter-coup attempt in July 1971, just months before this coin would have entered wider circulation.