5 Qirsh/ Piastres - Hussein Kamel

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IssuerEgypt
Year1916-1917
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Piastres (0.05 EGP)
CurrencyPound (1916-date)
CompositionSilver (.833)
Weight7 g
Dimensions26 mm
Thickness1.65 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#318, MHC#208, MHC#209
Obverse descriptionSultan Hussein Kamil legend with accession date NOTE: All obverses with date digits ١٣٣٥
Obverse script
Obverse letteringالسلطان حسين كامل ١٣٣٣
(Translation: Sultan Hussein Kamil 1333)
Reverse descriptionValue and inscription within wreath, year below
Reverse script
Reverse letteringالسلطانة المصرية 5 PIASTRES ٥ قروش 1917 ١٣٣٥
(Translation: Egyptian Sultanate 1335)
EdgeMilled
MintMumbai / Bombay, India(1829-date)
H
Heaton and Sons / The Mint
Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003)
Mintage1335 (1916)  - KM# 318.1; 1916 ١٣٣٥; With inner circle - 6 000 000
1335 (1917)  - KM# 318.1; 1917 ١٣٣٥; With inner circle - 9 218 000
1335 (1917) H - KM# 318.2; 1917 ١٣٣٥; Without inner circle - 5 036 000
1335 (1917) H - KM# 318.2; 1917 ١٣٣٥; Without inner circle; Proof -
Catalog ID5637744910
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