Live auction - fwo_616814 - EGYPT - KINGDOM OF EGYPT - FUAD I 500 Piastres Proof AH1348 1929
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| Estimate : | 9 000 € |
| Price : | 5 200 € |
| Maximum bid : | 5 200 € |
| End of the sale : | 08 December 2020 19:37:20 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : 500 Piastres Proof AH1348
Date: 1929
Quantity minted : 400
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 875 ‰
Diameter : 37 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 42,48 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R2
Obverse
Obverse legend : (LÉGENDE EN ARABE).
Obverse description : portrait à gauche du roi Fouad Ier en uniforme.
Reverse
Reverse legend : (LÉGENDE EN ARABE).
Reverse description : dans le champ.
Historical background
EGYPT - KINGDOM OF EGYPT - FUAD I
(1922-1936)
Fouad (26/031868-28/04/1936) was first sultan from 1917 under the English protectorate. In 1922, during the dismantling of Turkey, Egypt became completely independent and Fouad was proclaimed king. Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered in the Valley of the Kings by Lord Carnavon and Howard Carter in 1922.
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