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Reviving the Egyptian Mint
The Ottoman governor Ibrahim Pasha al-Qabtan established the first Egyptian mint, or as it was known, the Darbkhana (minthouse), in the Citadel between his mosque and palace in 1709 AD (1121 AH). It remained in existence until it was renovated by Muhammad Ali Pasha in 1812 AD (1227 AH). He continued to patronize it, ordering its expansion and the addition of areas for scales, gold testing, and a prayer room…
May 31, 2023Two piasters, 1942... They deceived you when they said
They deceived you by saying that Egyptian royal coins were minted outside Egypt before the revolution and that minting only began after the establishment of the Mint in 1953… That's the rumor, but in reality, few of us know that some Egyptian royal coins were minted on Egyptian soil, specifically the two piastres of King Farouk issued in 1942.
October 30, 2020