2 Qirsh - Farouk
© Joseph Kunnappally
Features
| Country | Egypt (Kingdom) |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1363 (1944) |
| Calendar | Islamic |
| Value | 2 Piastres (0.02 EGP) |
| Metal | Silver (.500) |
| Weight | 2.8 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Thickness | 0.7 mm |
| Shape | Hexagonal (6-sided) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | yes |
| References | KM# 369, Schön# 80 Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) |
Obverse
Portrait of Farouk I of Egypt
Lettering:
فاروق الأول
ملك مصر
Translation:
Farouk I
King of Egypt
Percy Metcalfe, CVO, RDI, was an English artist sculptor and designer. He is recognised mostly for his coin designs and his contribution to the Ashtead Pottery Collection.Reverse
Arabic legend within decorative wreath
Lettering:
٢ قرشان
المملكة المصرية
۱۹٤٤ ۱۳٦۳
Translation:
2 Piastres
Kingdom of Egypt
1944 - 1363
Edge
Smooth
Comments
Mint: British Royal Mint
Krause lists the mintage as 32,000 only, however, it's believed to be a typo with the actual mintage being 32 million instead of 32 thousand
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1363 (1944) | 32,000,000 | 1.43 | 2.56 | 3.36 | 3.57 | 4.06 | ١٣٦٣ - ١٩٤٤ | ||||
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