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As far as I know and according to Krause 33rd edition the Egyptian coins in the time of Sultan Hussein, King Fuad and King Farouk were minted in either; (according to mint mark) BP - Budapest, Hungary H - Birmingham, England KN - King's Norton, England But some coins have no mint mark, where are these coins minted ?  Thanks |
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United States
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H- Heaton Mint, UK
BP - Budapest
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KN - Kings Norton Mint, Birmingham
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Thanks Zohar444, But this is what I know from krause. What I need to know is the name of the mint for the coins of this period with no mint mark?  |
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Not sure. Cairo had it's own mint during the Ottoman period, but I don't know if the British kept it going. If Cairo didn't have an operating mint at the time, then they'd probably have been struck at The Royal Mint, London. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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From what I understand all coin minted prior to 1916 were minted in Egypt. The mint mark was the Arabic word MISR (Egypt) on the reverse of the coin above the rulers accession date.
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So, you mean that those Egyptian coins from 1916 to 1950 which do not have any of these mint marks (BP,H or KN)were struck at The Royal Mint, London. Sap, do you have a refrence that you can send me a link to. Thanks |
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No, I don't know for sure. It's just an educated guess.  London made the non-mintmarked coins for most other British colonies. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Thank you Sap, I'll try to search more. |
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