فؤاد
100 years since Egypt's independence
What were the political circumstances surrounding Egypt's independence? And how did this affect its culture? A historical background: Today marks the centenary of Egypt's declaration of independence from the British protectorate, which was imposed on Egypt on December 18, 1914, following the outbreak of World War I and the establishment of the Kingdom of Egypt. After the war ended, several nationalist movements emerged in Egypt, calling for an end to…
March 15, 2022From the records of Egyptian currency documents
From the records of Egyptian currency documents, a letter dated November 12, 1924 – Subject: Design of the (new) half-millime coin for His Majesty King Fuad I. Your Excellency, with reference to the half-millime coin to be issued by the Mint in Birmingham at the request of the Egyptian government, I wish to inform Your Excellency that the minting dies are currently being prepared. Accordingly, enclosed for your information is a general design plan for these coins…
November 5, 2019Not all that glitters is gold... or even silver!!
The Sultan Fuad riyal is a fairly good forgery, but the Arabic script, especially on the reverse (which bears the coin's face value), appears thinner than that on the piastre, shilling, and two-piastre coins of the same issue. The coin has a weight and diameter proportionate to Egyptian royal riyals (28 grams and a diameter of 39.5 mm), and the chain closely resembles the chain of coins issued in 1917 by the mint...
August 4, 2018Re-minting, Part 1
In recent days (and due to the FAO group), there has been much talk about reminting currency and whether it is a desirable or undesirable act. Therefore, I wanted to mention historical examples of coins that were officially reminted in their countries using the original dies: – 4 ducats of Emperor Franz Joseph, 1915 (still minted in Austria today!) – 100 kroner, 1908, Hungary – 100 kroner…
March 2, 2016