Heritage Auctions

½ Millieme – Egypt

Standard circulation coins

Series: 1917 Egypt circulation coins

Context

Year: 1917

Islamic (Hijri) Year: 1335

Issuer: Egypt

Period:

Ruler: Hussein Kamel

Currency:

(since 1916)

Demonetized: Yes

Total mintage: 4,000,000

Material

Diameter: 19.8 mm

Weight: 3.33 g

Thickness: 1.3 mm

Shape: Round

Composition: Bronze

Magnetic: No

Technique: Milled

Alignment: Medal alignment

References

KM: #312

Numista: #21757

Value

Exchange value: 0.0005 EGP

Obverse

Inscription:

السلطان حسين كامل

١٣٣٣

HR

Translation:

Sultan Hussein Kamel

1333

Script: Arabic (tughra)

Language: Arabic

Designer: Jan Harvey Rowntree

Reverse

Inscription:

السُّلْطَنة المصَّريَة

1/2 ١/٢

MILLIEME مليم

1917 ١٣٣٥

Translation:

The Egyptian Sultanate

1/2

Millieme

1917

Language: Arabic

Edge

Plain

Mints

Name	Mark
Kolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad	—

Mintings

Year	Mint Mark	Mintage	Quality	Collection
1917	—	4,000,000

Series: 1917 Egypt circulation coins

🌱 Fairly Common