Maybe an Egyptian coin????

I know these are terrible pictures but it was the best i could do at the moment. It looks like they have Egyptian markings but I'm not entirely sure. If you need better pics just let me know.


Thanks!

 

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I searched Egypt 1 Milleme unc on google images and there's some photos that look like your coins. On http://www.wcoins.com/fc/p.php?pic=C558 there is a coin that look like yours sorta.

 

Tell me which links show something similar to your coin. http://www.omnicoin.com/coin/942709 http://www.omnicoin.com/coin/942707 http://www.omnicoin.com/coin/945539 http://www.omnicoin.com/coin/945540

 

If 1 or 2 pics shows something like your coin, just search the name of it.

 

5 and 10 Egypt Milliemes from 1950s-1960s. Can't really see the years on those photos. The 5 is under $1 value in any case, the 10 might be $25 in XF if you`re lucky, if not - $1.

 

Thanks!! I thought they were Egyptian but wasnt positive.

 

Look at this one. Wonder what the value is. I have no idea, and I am sure this CANNOT be a 1361 coin????????? Even though it says 1361, I am sure their style of number writing differs? Please give your insights??!

 

For MonicaSA: it's an Egyptian coin, first half of the XXth century.

 

1361 could b islamic year (if it is then the gregorian year shud b 1942)

 

http://www.muslimphilosophy.com/ip/hijri.htm

The above link converts AH to AD (2011 AD is 1432 AH). Unfortunately the Islamic calendar conversion is not just subtracting a number because their year differs slightly (11-12 days) since it is based on the moon rather than the sun. That means that seasons move with the difference so any given day occurs in all seasons at one time or another in a cycle of about 33 years.

In general we should not expect a Muslim nation to issue coins dated in a system based on the birth of Christ and detailed by a Pope in the middle ages. Those who study old coins need to become aware if not familiar with many calendar systems. Perhaps you have noticed that many ancient coins are dated with a year span even when the coin is year dated in their system. The idea of a year of 365 1/4 days was only slowly adopted by various nations so we are well into the 20th century before even Christian nations all agreed on the date. My favorite was when Alaska was sold to the US they not only had to change the date but they had to repeat a Friday (the original 'Eight Days a Week') since they were moved to the other side of the International Date Line in addition to adopting the US calendar.

What I'd like someone to explain to me is why this coin has dates in European Arabic numerals reading 1361 at the bottom but at the top is the date in Arabic-Indic numerals reading 1360. Note the denominations are 0 (=5) and 1. (=10).

 

Flip that 1361 and it's actually 1941 which equals AH1360.

 

King Farouk of Egypt, the last king who realy lived like a king.