Heritage Auctions

2 Piastres – Egypt

Standard circulation coins

Series: Sultan Hussein Kamel

Context

Years: 1916–1917

Islamic (Hijri) Year: 1335

Issuer: Egypt

Period:

Ruler: Hussein Kamel

Currency:

(since 1916)

Demonetized: Yes

Total mintage: 6,966,000

Material

Diameter: 19 mm

Weight: 2.8 g

Silver weight: 2.33 g

Thickness: 1.08 mm

Shape: Round

Composition: 83.3% Silver

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Medal alignment

References

KM: #317

Numista: #18223

Value

Exchange value: 0.02 EGP

Bullion value: $6.40

Obverse

Inscription:

السلطان حسين كامل

١٣٣٣

Translation:

Sultan Hussein Kamel

1333

Script: Arabic (tughra)

Language: Arabic

Designer: Jan Harvey Rowntree

Reverse

Inscription:

السلطانة المصرية

2 ٢

PIASTRES قرشان

1917 ١٣٣٥

H

Translation:

Egyptian Sultaness

2

PIASTRES Two

1917 1335

Scripts: Arabic (naskh), Latin

Language: Arabic

Edge

Reeded

Mints

Name	Mark
Mumbai / Bombay	—
Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham	H

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality	Collection
1916	—	2,505,000
1917	—	4,461,000

Series: Sultan Hussein Kamel

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