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Silver Model, ND (ca.1927-1928), Faisal I |
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IRAQ |
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SILVER (c.1931) KING FAISAL (29mm) MODEL METCALFE ROYAL MINT ISSUE |
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NGC PF 63 MATTE |
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Owner Comments
Kingdom of Iraq, King Faisal I (1921-1933), a Royal Mint trial in silver by Percy Metcalfe for the first coinage of Iraq, undated (c. 1931), obv. profile bust to r. depicting King Faisal in traditional Arabic dress, rev. blank with the word MODEL in centre, milled edge, wt. 11.28gms., diam. 29mm., matte surfaces, good extremely fine, exceedingly rare, possibly the only example in private hands. This trial was possibly intended (by size) as a silver 100 fils, a denomination not introduced during the reign of Faisal I. Two examples of this piece are known in the British Royal Mint Collection. Percy Metcalfe gained his reputation by winning the competition to design the first coinage of the Irish Free State in 1928. He became internationally renowned for designing the new effigies for King Fuad of Egypt in 1929 and King Farouq in 1938. Most famously he is known for the portrait of King George V, which was used on the obverse for coins of Australia, Canada, Fiji, Mauritius, New Zealand and Southern Rhodesia.
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1 Fils, 1931//1349, Faisal I |
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IRAQ |
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FILS AH1349//1931 |
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NGC PF 64 BN |
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2 Fils, 1931//1349, Faisal I |
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IRAQ |
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2F AH1349//1931 |
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NGC PF 65 Red Brown |
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4 Fils, 1931//1349, Faisal I |
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IRAQ |
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4F AH1349//1931 |
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NGC PF 64 |
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10 Fils, 1931//1349, Faisal I |
Origin/Country: |
IRAQ |
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10F AH1349//1931 |
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NGC PF 63 |
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20 Fils, 1931//1349, Faisal I |
Origin/Country: |
IRAQ |
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20F AH1349//1931 |
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NGC PF 65 |
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50 Fils, 1931//1349, Faisal I |
Origin/Country: |
IRAQ |
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50F AH1349//1931 |
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NGC PF 66 |
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1 Fils, 1936//1355, Ghazi |
Origin/Country: |
IRAQ |
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FILS AH1355//1936 EX. MELBOURNE MINT MUSEUM |
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NGC PF 65 RB |
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10 Fils, 1937//1356, Ghazi |
Origin/Country: |
IRAQ |
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10F AH1356//1937 BSEISO COLLECTION |
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NGC PF 65 |
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50 Fils, 1937//1356, Ghazi |
Origin/Country: |
IRAQ |
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50F AH1356//1937 EX. MELBOURNE MINT MUSEUM |
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NGC PF 66 |
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4 Fils, 1938//1357, copper-nickel, Ghazi |
Origin/Country: |
IRAQ |
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4F AH1357//1938 COPPER-NICKEL EX. MELBOURNE MINT MUSEUM |
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NGC PF 66 |
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10 Fils, 1938//1357, copper-nickel, Ghazi |
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IRAQ |
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10F AH1357//1938 COPPER-NICKEL EX. MELBOURNE MINT MUSEUM |
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NGC PF 66 |
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10 Fils, 1938//1357, bronze, Ghazi |
Origin/Country: |
IRAQ |
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10F AH1357//1938 BRONZE EX. MELBOURNE MINT MUSEUM |
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NGC PF 65 RD |
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50 Fils, 1938//1357, Ghazi |
Origin/Country: |
IRAQ |
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50F AH1357/1938I ALUMINUM OFF METAL STRIKE |
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NGC MS 62 |
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4 Fils, 1939//1358, Ghazi |
Origin/Country: |
Iraq |
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4F AH1358//1939 IRAQ NICKEL EX. MELBOURNE MINT MUSEUM |
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NGC PF 66 |
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