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500 Dinars Nile Crocodile
| Issuer | Darfur Sultanate |
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| Year | 1429 (2008) |
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| Diameter | 31.75 mm |
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| Reverse description | Bimetallic reverse featuring a highly detailed close-up portrait of a Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) in profile, its textured, scute-covered head and partial body extending across both the copper centre and into the nickel-plated brass outer ring, conveying a dynamic sense of scale. The denomination '٥٠٠ دينار' (500 Dinars) in Arabic Eastern numerals and Arabic script appears in the upper portion of the outer ring, while the Hijri year '١٤٢٩' is inscribed in the lower-left field of the ring and the Gregorian year '2008' appears along the lower arc. |
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| Reverse lettering | ٥٠٠ دينار ١٤٢٩ 2008 |
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The Darfur Sultanate issues of the late 2000s are fantasy pieces — the Sultanate itself ceased to exist in 1916 when Sultan Ali Dinar was killed by British-led Egyptian forces, ending nearly four centuries of intermittent rule over the region. No successor authority has held recognized issuing power since. These coins circulated nowhere and were produced for the collector market, their X# reference confirming their status outside any mainstream national catalog.