20 Piasters - Abdullah ibn Mohammed (1885 - 1895)
Features
Denomination | 20 Piasters |
Catalog Number | KM# 21 |
Weight (g) | 15.52 |
Diameter (mm) | 35 |
Thickness (mm) | 2.8 |
Shape: | Round |
Composition: | Billon |
Not Magnetic | |
Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
Calendar | Hijri (Islamic) |
Obverse
Lettering:
مقبول
٢٠
ش
Description:
Tughra with a flower at right,value below, within a circle of crescent and stars ornament.
مقبول
٢٠
ش
Description:
Tughra with a flower at right,value below, within a circle of crescent and stars ornament.
Reverse
Lettering:
٩
ضرب
في
أم درمان
١٣٠٢
Description:
Arabic legend with Ottoman Turkish legend "Struck in Omdurman". The accession year in Hejira (AH1312) below, a circle of crescent ornament.
٩
ضرب
في
أم درمان
١٣٠٢
Description:
Arabic legend with Ottoman Turkish legend "Struck in Omdurman". The accession year in Hejira (AH1312) below, a circle of crescent ornament.
Edge
Description:
Milled
Milled
Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
---|---|---|---|
1302 (1885) | Omdurman Mint/٩(The Year 1302 is believed to be the dynastic accession date for the Mahdi, but should not be confused with the Mahdi coinage, KM#2.) | Unknown | |
1311 (1894) | Omdurman Mint/١١ | Unknown | |
1312 (1895) | Omdurman Mint/١١ | Unknown | |
1312 (1895) | Omdurman Mint/١٢ | Unknown |