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1967 Egypt 5 qirsh

 

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Cyprus

 

1939 British Palestine 5 mils. I think this is about the same area as modern day Israel.

 

Back to Cyprus

 

2002 Israel 10 New Sheqalim

 

Palestine

 

1963 Cyprus 1 mil

 

Turkey, 20 Para. I don't know the significance if any of the toughra C/S.

 

1982 Greece 20 drachma

 

And another Palestine

 

Egypt

 

Someone, specifically one Sap, seems to think the counter stamp was done to reflect reduced value. https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=31711

"I did some searching on Zeno.ru for countermarked Ottoman coins, and found this one very similar to yours, with Arabic letter "B" and the numbers "315" beneath. The experts there say the "B" is short for the Arabic word for "devalued", "315" is indeed the date 1315, and the counterstamp was done in the Dardanelles-Gallipoli region of Turkey, to indicate the coin had a reduced face value.

 

From Egypt to Saudi Arabia with a 2014 25-halala (KM 71).

 

A big silver Yemen

 

Thanks. I actually have one of the devalued Dardanelles c/s coins. The one I posted today has a toughra of Abdul Hamid II (I think, it's not very detailed). I have seen images of other coins with that toughra, but in all of those cases it is paired with another c/s for the island of Lesbos. Here is what Dardanelles c/s I have looks like...



This is the toughra. It is the same as the one on the host coin. It is probably also some form of devaluation. Abdul Hamid II was the last sultan with any effective control of the Ottoman Empire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Hamid_II

 

From Yemen to Oman, Dhofar region

 

India. This one is labeled as 466-487 AD Dehli Sultan Bulban Shah 1 jital

 

Ceylon

 

From Sri Lanka or Ceylon to Indonesia with a 2003 500 rupiah (KM 67).



The prior dozen or so posts were fantastic. I am really impressed by that beautiful silver Yemen. Thanks to all!

 

To Hong Kong