WWI
The truth about the Egyptian half millieme, issue of 1916
Is there an Egyptian half-millime coin issued in 1916? Information about numismatics sometimes comes to mind quickly, and one such piece of information is the issuance of a half-millime coin by the Sultanate of Egypt in 1916. But what is the truth about this bronze coin? Let's travel back in time and place, specifically to India in 1916, where the mints in Bombay and Calcutta were at their peak…
July 3, 2021Currencies lost by Egypt in the war
Did Egypt actually lose a large amount of coins, especially silver, during World War I? And what type of coins were they? Many researchers mention that a large quantity of Sultan Hussein Kamel's coins were lost at sea during World War I, and they use this to explain the shortage of certain coins issued in 1916 for Sultan Hussein Kamel. However…
June 26, 2021World War I bonds
Media propaganda through posters… War bonds are debt securities issued by governments to finance military operations and other expenditures during wartime. On the other hand, they are a means of controlling inflation by removing money from circulation in a stimulated wartime economy. War bonds are either retail bonds marketed directly to the public or wholesale bonds traded on…
May 24, 2021