5 Milliemes - Farouk

Features

Issuer	Egypt
King	Farouk I (1936-1952)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1357-1360 (1938-1941)
Calendar	Islamic (Hijri)
Value	5 Milliemes (مليم) (0.005 EGP)
Currency	Pound (1916-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	4 g
Diameter	21 mm
Thickness	1.3 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 5961
References	TBM# EG50 James O. Sweeny; 1981. A Numismatic History of the Birmingham Mint. The Birmingham Mint. , KM# 363 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 68 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). , MHC# 252 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

Portrait of King Farouk facing left, wearing fez.

Scripts: Arabic, Latin

Lettering:
فاروق الأوّل
ملك مصر
PM

Translation:
Farouk I
King of Egypt

Engraver: Percy Metcalfe

Reverse

Denomination and dates.

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
المملكة
٥
مليمات
١٣٦٠ ١٩٤١
المصرية

Translation:
Kingdom
5
Milliemes
1941 1360
of Egypt

Edge

Plain

Mint

Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)

Comments

Notes:

According to “A Numismatic History of the Birmingham Mint”,
For 5 milliemes AH 1357/1938 coin: “Minted in 1938 (1,600,000) and 1939 (5,400,000).”However apparently the date was freezed to 1938.
For 5 milliemes AH 1360/1941 coin: “Minted in 1941 (1,520,000) and 1942 (8,480,000), and 1943 (1,500,000).” However apparently the date was freezed to year 1941.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1357 (1938)	700									١٣٥٧ - ١٩٣٨ Proof - Heaton Mint	0.6%
1357 (1938)	7 000 000	$ 0.09	$ 0.43	$ 0.43	$ 0.77	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 5.20	TBM# EG50 James O. Sweeny; 1981. A Numismatic History of the Birmingham Mint. The Birmingham Mint.	١٣٥٧ - ١٩٣٨ - Heaton Mint - see comments	73%
1360 (1941)	11 500 000		$ 0.10	$ 0.43	$ 0.46	$ 1.10	$ 3.70	$ 3.70	TBM# EG50 James O. Sweeny; 1981. A Numismatic History of the Birmingham Mint. The Birmingham Mint.	١٣٦٠ - ١٩٤١ - Heaton Mint - see comments	47%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 77 Lot 466	11 Feb 2023	1357 (1938) – TBM# EG50 – ١٣٥٧ - ١٩٣٨ - Heaton Mint - see comments	UNC	USD 22.04 (EUR 19.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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