5 Piastres - Abdullah Ibn-Mohammed - Revolutionary Coinage (1887 - 1894)

Features

Denomination 5 Piastres
Catalog Number KM# 5.1
Weight (g) 5.56
Diameter (mm) 22
Shape: Round
Composition: Billon
Not Magnetic
Orientation Medal orientation ↑↑
Calendar Hijri (Islamic)

Obverse

Lettering:
مقبول
١١
سنة


Description:
Tughra with a flower at right, without value, the year of the reign below within a circle surrounded by a double crescent ornament.

Reverse

Lettering:
١١
ضرب
في
ام درمان
١٣١١


Description:
Arabic legend with the year of the ruler's reign on top (11), Ottoman Turkish legend "Struck in Omdurman". The accession year in Hejira (AH1311) below.

Edge

Description:
Milled
Year Mintage Comment Rarity
1304 (1887) Omdurman Mint/٤(Coins of AH1304/ 4 comes in two varieties, one with numeral 1 at top on reverse and one with 4) Unknown
1304 (1887) Omdurman Mint/٥ Unknown
1311 (1894) Omdurman Mint/١١ Unknown

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