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Egyptian coins that never saw the light of day

This article explores Egyptian currency designs that were never officially issued or circulated. Discover the mysterious stories behind these currencies that never saw the light of day in Egyptian monetary history. The Sinai Pound: After the 1967 defeat, they planned to issue new currency while retaining the names of existing denominations for use in the newly annexed territories…

May 11, 2025

Egyptian currency of 1938 and the state of confusion

What Egyptian currencies were not issued in 1938, and why was there such political and economic turmoil during this period? Cairo – February 1937, where our story begins. At that time, the Ministry of Finance announced the minting of Egyptian currency in the name of His Majesty King Farouk I, and the news was conveyed to the Royal Court in preparation for authorizing the representative of the Mint in Birmingham to proceed with the minting…

April 9, 2022

Currencies lost by Egypt in the war

Did Egypt actually lose a large amount of coins, especially silver, during World War I? And what type of coins were they? Many researchers mention that a large quantity of Sultan Hussein Kamel's coins were lost at sea during World War I, and they use this to explain the shortage of certain coins issued in 1916 for Sultan Hussein Kamel. However…

June 26, 2021
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Royal Egyptian currency sticker

From the moment the Arab Collector magazine was established, its ultimate goal has always been to encourage and develop hobbies in Arab countries, sometimes through the digital magazine, sometimes through the videos we publish periodically, sometimes through the official website and the many services it offers, or through discussions and episodes that have been well-received by the majority of hobbyists. Despite all this, we felt…

January 16, 2019