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5 Qirsh - Abdullah without denomination

Issuer Mahdist State of Sudan
Year 1887-1894
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Composition Billon
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Obverse description Central field bears the elaborate tughra (royal cipher) of the Khalifa Abdullah ibn Muhammad, rendered in flowing Arabic calligraphy with decorative foliate flourishes above. The design is enclosed within a plain inner circle, itself surrounded by a decorative border of alternating oval pellet-and-leaf motifs linked by small circular knobs, interspersed with small five-pointed stars at the cardinal points.
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Obverse lettering سنة ١١
(Translation: Year 11)
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Mintage 1304 (1887) 4 - ٤//١٣٠٤ -
1304 (1887) 5 - ٥//١٣٠٤ -
1311 (1894) 11 - ١١//١٣١١ -
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