5 Qirsh FAO

5 Qirsh (FAO) - obverse5 Qirsh (FAO) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Syria
Period Arab Republic (1961-date)
Type Circulating commemorative coin
Year 1391 (1971)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value 5 Piastres (0.05 SYP)
Currency Pound (1919-date)
Composition Brass (70% Copper, 30% Zinc)
Weight 3 g
Diameter 19 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number N# 5025
References KM# 100,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Schön# 33,
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 2 more volumes.
Y# 31
Richard S. Yeoman, Arthur L. Friedberg; 2007. A Catalog of Modern World Coins : 1850-1964 (14th edition). Whitman Publishing Company, Atlanta, United States.
And 1 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

FAO

Obverse

Coat of arms of Syria: hawk of Quraish with 3 stars on the shield holding a scroll with "Arab Republic of Syria" in Arabic lettering. Dates (AD left and AH right) below in Arabic digits.

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
الجمهورية العربية السورية
١٣٩١ ١٩٧١

Translation:
Syrian Arab Republic
1971 - 1391

Reverse

Wheat sprigs, flanked by olive branches.

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
الغذاء للجميع
٥
قروش

Translation:
Food for all
5
Piastres

Edge

Reeded

Mints

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)
Sherritt Mint, Fort Saskatchewan, Canada (1927-date)

Comments

Of the total mintage, 9,480,000 were minted in 1971 in Llantrisant and 5,520,000 were minted in 1972 in Llantrisant.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1391 (1971)  15 000 000 $ 0.46 $ 0.46 $ 0.54 $ 0.59 $ 0.88 ١٣٩١ - ١٩٧١

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