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5 Pounds 15th Hijrah Century, Trial Strike
| Issuer | Bank of Sudan |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Weight | 14.55 g |
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| Obverse lettering | السودان ١٤٠٠ - ١٩٧٩ SUDAN ISLAMIC WORLD 15TH CENTURY 5 ٥ |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Issued to mark the turn of the 15th Hijri century — a calendrical milestone that fell in 1979–1980 CE — this trial strike was produced to test dies or planchet specifications before an authorized issue was confirmed. Sudan's monetary situation in 1979 was strained; the country was carrying substantial IMF debt, and commemorative silver issues of this weight were partly aimed at export and hard-currency collector markets rather than domestic circulation. Whether a formal circulation or proof version of this specific type was ever approved for release remains ambiguous in the published record.