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20 Qirsh

20 Qirsh - obverse20 Qirsh - reverse

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Features

Issuer Egypt
Period Arab Republic of Egypt (1971-date)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 1404 (1984)
Calendar Islamic (Hijri)
Value 20 Piastres (قرش) (0.20 EGP)
Currency Pound (1916-date)
Composition Miedzionikiel
Weight 6.00 g
Diameter 27.00 mm
Thickness 1.40 mm
Shape Okrągły
Technique Frezowana
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
1815
References KM# 557
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Schön# 272
Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).
, MHC# 345
Magdy Hanafy; 2015. العملات المعدنية / The Egyptian Coins: موسوعة وكتالوج العملات المصرية = The Egyptian Coins. Friends Group For Philately & Numismatics, Cairo, Egypt.

Obverse

(en) Stylized state name, Denomination, year of issue in Gregorian and Hijri calendar years (all in Arabic).

Script: arabski

Lettering:
جمهورية مصر العربية
٢٠
قرش
١٤٠٤ ١٩٨٤

Reverse

(en) The Mosque of Mohamed Ali at the Citadel of Salah El Din.

Edge

TrzcinaAutomatically translated

Mint

Egyptian Mint Authority (مصلحة سك العملة المصرية), Cairo, Egypt (1954-date)

Comments

(en) Two main groups of the issue are known.

Obverse
Die 1 - fine script; narrow hook down of ج in جمهورية.
Die 2 - bold script; wide hook down of ج in جمهورية.

Reverse
Die A - large windows, left dome steep and far from minaret, under the left minaret 9 windows in the top row.
Die B - small windows, left dome low-pitched and close to minaret, under the left minaret 10 windows in the top row.
Note. There are much more differences between the dies, see more at the images, those which are mentioned are enough for attribution.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.


Combinations
  • 1+A.
  • 2+B.

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC
1404 (1984)  Photo 31 124 000 $ 0.59 $ 0.59 $ 0.59 $ 0.69 $ 0.99 $ 1.10 $ 2.00 (en) ١٤٠٤ - ١٩٨٤

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Qirsh
Katz
Auction 188
Lot 1952
Internet Archive
27 Mar 2026 XF Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Qirsh
Katz
Summer Evening Auction 162
Lot 1892
Internet Archive
7 Jul 2025 XF Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Qirsh
Katz
Auction 146
Lot 3257
Internet Archive
14 Dec 2024 XF Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Qirsh
Katz
Auction 116
Lot 1886
Internet Archive
9 Mar 2024 XF USD 11.61
(EUR 10.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Qirsh
Katz
Auction 106
Lot 414
Internet Archive
27 Dec 2023 XF USD 6.97
(EUR 6.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Qirsh
Katz
Auction 96
Lot 2108
Internet Archive
23 Sep 2023 XF Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Qirsh
Katz
Auction 90
Lot 1687
Internet Archive
18 Jul 2023 XF USD 9.29
(EUR 8.00)
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Picture 1 of a sold 20 Qirsh
Katz
Auction 84
Lot 2168
Internet Archive
27 May 2023 XF USD 8.13
(EUR 7.00)
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