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50 Pounds OAU, Brass Essai
| Issuer | Bank of Sudan |
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| Year | 1978 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a map of the African continent set within a circular frame, flanked by two olive or laurel branches forming a wreath. Below the map appears a decorative panel or tablet. The legend 'SUMMIT MEETING KHARTOUM' arcs around the upper periphery in Latin script, while the Arabic legend 'منظمة الوحدة الأفريقية' (Organization of African Unity) and the abbreviation 'OAU' appear in the lower field. The design commemorates the Organisation of African Unity Summit held in Khartoum. The coin has a reeded border. |
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The Organisation of African Unity's summit was hosted by Sudan in 1978, and this essai — a trial strike never approved for circulation — appears to have been produced in anticipation of a commemorative issue that ultimately went no further. Pattern and essai pieces from Sudanese state institutions of this period are poorly documented, and KM# Pn20 surfaces rarely enough that auction appearances remain the primary record of its existence.