100 Piasters - Mohammed Ahmed Mahdi - Local imitation (1839)
Features
| Denomination | 100 Piasters |
| Catalog Number | KM# 3 |
| Weight (g) | 7.5 |
| Diameter (mm) | 22 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Gold |
| Not Magnetic | |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Calendar | Hijri (Islamic) |
Obverse
Lettering:
عبد المجيد بن محمود مظفر دائما
١٠٠
ش
Description:
Toughra in Abdul Mejed I with olive branch at right and denomination below.
(Scarce and the only gold coin issued by the Mahdi as he swept through the Sudan to besiege and take Khartoum and murder the famous British General Gordon in 1885. To pay his troops he copied an Egyptian 100 Qirsh that was minted 50 years earlier.)
عبد المجيد بن محمود مظفر دائما
١٠٠
ش
Description:
Toughra in Abdul Mejed I with olive branch at right and denomination below.
(Scarce and the only gold coin issued by the Mahdi as he swept through the Sudan to besiege and take Khartoum and murder the famous British General Gordon in 1885. To pay his troops he copied an Egyptian 100 Qirsh that was minted 50 years earlier.)
Reverse
Lettering:
٢
ضرب
في
مصر
١٢٥٥
Description:
Arabic legend with the year of the Sultan's reign on top (2) and Ottoman Turkish legend "Struck in Egypt" and the accession year in Hejira (AH1255) below.
٢
ضرب
في
مصر
١٢٥٥
Description:
Arabic legend with the year of the Sultan's reign on top (2) and Ottoman Turkish legend "Struck in Egypt" and the accession year in Hejira (AH1255) below.
Edge
Description:
Milled
Milled
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1255 (1839) | Khartoum Mint, ١٢٥٥/٢ | Unknown | |
| 1255 (1839) | Khartoum Mint, ١٢٥٥/٤ (Unlisted in Krause) | Unknown | |
| 1255 (1839) | Khartoum Mint, ١٢٥٥/٥ (Unlisted in Krause) | Unknown |