Egyptian Silver Dollars

WillieBoyd2

Egyptian Silver Dollars

I have read that these coins were used by archaeological expeditions
to pay local workers at excavations.


Egypt 20 Piastres 1907 - Abdul Hamid II - AH 1293 Year 31


Egypt 20 Piastres 1915 - Mohammed V - AH 1327 Year 6


Egypt 20 Piastres 1923 - Fuad I - AH 1341


Egypt 20 Piastres 1929 - Fuad I - AH 1348


Egypt 20 Piastres 1939 - Farouk I - AH 1358


Egypt 50 Piastres 1964 - Aswan Dam - AH 1384
This coin is a commemorative and not meant for circulation

Zohar

Just so you know that King Farouk (coin #5) was probably one of the better known coin collectors in history. Worth reading up on his collection.

spoon

I'm not sure about them being used as payment for the excavators, sounds plausible.

I've always like the one commemorating the British withdrawal:

Muygrandeoso

Here is the 1964 50 Piastres in proof. Mintage of 2,000