2 1/2 piasters - Abdullah ibn Mohammed (1895)
Features
Denomination | 2 1/2 piasters |
Catalog Number | KM# 23.1 |
Weight (g) | 2.63 |
Shape: | Round |
Composition: | Billon |
Not Magnetic | |
Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
Calendar | Hijri (Islamic) |
Obverse
Lettering:
عملة جديدة
٢ ᵚ
ش
Description:
Tughra with a flower at right and Umla Jadida (new coin), value below, within a circle of crescent and stars.
عملة جديدة
٢ ᵚ
ش
Description:
Tughra with a flower at right and Umla Jadida (new coin), value below, within a circle of crescent and stars.
Reverse
Lettering:
عز نصره
ضرب في
ام درمان
١٣١٢
Description:
Arabic legend with (Azz Nasruh), Ottoman Turkish legend "Struck in Omdurman". The accession year in Hejira (AH1312) below, within a circle surrounded by crescent, roses and stars ornament.
عز نصره
ضرب في
ام درمان
١٣١٢
Description:
Arabic legend with (Azz Nasruh), Ottoman Turkish legend "Struck in Omdurman". The accession year in Hejira (AH1312) below, within a circle surrounded by crescent, roses and stars ornament.
Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
---|---|---|---|
1312 (1895) | Omdurman Mint, (KM#23.1 differs from KM#22.2 by the presence of the "Shadda" (ᵚ) which looks like the letter W, after the numeral "2" on the obverse | Unknown |