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<p>[QUOTE="acanthite, post: 679067, member: 6647"]Another example from Egypt. A 4 para, with the ascension year AH 1277, year 4 = AH 1280 (about 1864 AD). The number 4 on the obverse below the toughra refers to the denomination, while the 4 at 12 o'clock on the reverse refers to the year. Ascension year 1277 at base of reverse.</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x7/karakorum_photos/EG_1277yr4_4para.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>An example from Yemen on a 1/2 Ahmadi riyal, but with two full years shown. The ascension year AH 1367 is shown near top of obverse, while the year of strike is at about 7 o'clock on the reverse (AH 1379, about 1960 AD). The coin was crudely struck over the punched-out center of a Maria Teresa thaler.</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x7/karakorum_photos/YEM_1379_halfriyal.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="acanthite, post: 679067, member: 6647"]Another example from Egypt. A 4 para, with the ascension year AH 1277, year 4 = AH 1280 (about 1864 AD). The number 4 on the obverse below the toughra refers to the denomination, while the 4 at 12 o'clock on the reverse refers to the year. Ascension year 1277 at base of reverse. [IMG]http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x7/karakorum_photos/EG_1277yr4_4para.jpg[/IMG] An example from Yemen on a 1/2 Ahmadi riyal, but with two full years shown. The ascension year AH 1367 is shown near top of obverse, while the year of strike is at about 7 o'clock on the reverse (AH 1379, about 1960 AD). The coin was crudely struck over the punched-out center of a Maria Teresa thaler. [IMG]http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x7/karakorum_photos/YEM_1379_halfriyal.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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