50 Qirsh / Piastres small type; magnetic

Features

Issuer	Egypt
Period	Arab Republic of Egypt (1971-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1428-1446 (2007-2025)
Calendar	Islamic (Hijri)
Value	50 Piastres (قرش) 0.50 EGP = USD 0.0096
Currency	Pound (1916-date)
Composition	Brass plated steel
Weight	6.5 g
Diameter	23 mm
Thickness	2.3 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 9329
References	KM# 942.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 678.1, 678.2 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). , MHC# 355 Magdy Hanafy; 2015. العملات المعدنية / The Egyptian Coins: موسوعة وكتالوج العملات المصرية = The Egyptian Coins. Friends Group For Philately & Numismatics, Cairo, Egypt.

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Obverse

Value.

Scripts: Arabic (naskh), Latin

Lettering:
جُمهُوريَة مِصْرَ العَرَبيَة
٥٠
ًقِرشا
50 PIASTRES

Translation:
The Egyptian Arab Republic
50
Piastres

Designer: Hamdy El Assal

Reverse

Cleopatra's head and dates.

Script: Arabic (naskh)

Lettering: ١٤٣١هـ٢٠١٠م

Translation: AD2010 AH1431

Designer: Hamed El Agamy

Edge

Reeded

Mints

	Egyptian Mint Authority (مصلحة سك العملة المصرية), Cairo, Egypt (1954-date)
	Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments

Dates starting from 2007 AD to 2010 AD a portion were minted in the Egyptian mint Authority and the other portion in Royal Mint in London.

Varieties exist.
narrow and wide date

Obverse
Die 1 - thin script, all mutual dots are separated.
Die 2 - thick script, all mutual dots are connected.

Reverse AH1428-2007
Die A - thin script, letter 'mem' with hook at the bottom.
Die B - thick script, letter 'mem' ends straight.

Combinations
1+A AH1428-2007
1 AH1429-2008, AH1431-2010, AH1433-2012.
2+B AH1428-2007
2 AH1431-2010.

In catalog of Gerhard Schön Weltmünzkatalog 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage) the varieties in AH1428-2007 are described as Schön# 678.1 and Schön# 678.2. The correspondence of these varieties to the classification above is:
1+A Schön# 678.1,
2+B Schön# 678.2.

Coins of die 2 can be found in other years. Please inform about your finding to confirm and add to the catalog.

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Date	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1428 (2007)		$ 0.23	$ 0.26	$ 0.41	$ 0.70	$ 1.60	$ 1.60	١٤٢٨ - ٢٠٠٧; Schön# 678.1 (thin date)	12%
1428 (2007)	$ 0.08	$ 0.24	$ 0.41	$ 0.41	$ 0.52	$ 0.70	$ 1.20	١٤٢٨ - ٢٠٠٧; Schön# 678.2 (thick date)	39%
1429 (2008)	$ 0.12	$ 0.19	$ 0.41	$ 0.42	$ 0.50	$ 1.10	$ 1.20	١٤٢٩ - ٢٠٠٨	39%
1431 (2010)		$ 0.12	$ 0.35	$ 0.35	$ 0.49	$ 0.49	$ 1.00	١٤٣١ - ٢٠١٠; Obverse 1	35%
1431 (2010)				$ 0.35	$ 1.30	$ 1.90	$ 2.90	١٤٣١ - ٢٠١٠; Obverse 2	3%
1433 (2012)			$ 0.21	$ 0.26	$ 0.68	$ 1.30	$ 2.60	١٤٣٣ - ٢٠١٢	14%
1441 (2020)					$ 0.83	$ 0.83	$ 0.83	٢٠٢٠	0.9%
1442 (2021)				$ 0.45	$ 0.58	$ 0.65	$ 4.30	٢٠٢١	5%
1443 (2022)					$ 0.35	$ 0.88	$ 1.70	٢٠٢٢	3%
1444 (2023)					$ 0.58	$ 0.65	$ 0.70	٢٠٢٣	1.0%
1445 (2024)							$ 0.60	٢٠٢٤	0.5%
1446 (2025)								٢٠٢٥	0.2%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 152 Lot 1987	8 Mar 2025	1429 (2008) – ١٤٢٩ - ٢٠٠٨	UNC	USD 52.23 (EUR 45.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 101 Lot 2127	18 Nov 2023	1433 (2012) – ١٤٣٣ - ٢٠١٢	UNC	USD 22.05 (EUR 19.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Katz Auction 126 Lot 1712	18 May 2024	1442 (2021) – ٢٠٢١	UNC	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 106 Lot 435	27 Dec 2023	1442 (2021) – ٢٠٢١	UNC	USD 52.23 (EUR 45.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Katz Auction 126 Lot 1711	18 May 2024	1442 (2021) – ٢٠٢١	UNC	Unsold
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	Katz Auction 126 Lot 1710	18 May 2024	1442 (2021) – ٢٠٢١	UNC	USD 70.80 (EUR 61.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 106 Lot 434	27 Dec 2023	1442 (2021) – ٢٠٢١	UNC	USD 52.23 (EUR 45.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 84 Lot 2196	27 May 2023	1442 (2021) – ٢٠٢١	UNC	USD 32.50 (EUR 28.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 101 Lot 2141	18 Nov 2023	1442 (2021) – ٢٠٢١	UNC	USD 18.57 (EUR 16.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 101 Lot 2140	18 Nov 2023	1442 (2021) – ٢٠٢١	UNC	USD 18.57 (EUR 16.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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