Item number: A1269

Year: AD 1922 (AH 1340)

Material: Gold

Size: 23.8 x 23.8 x 1.3 mm

Weight: 8.5 g

Manufactured by: Royal Mint, London

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2024

This is a 100-Qirsh gold coin issued by the Kingdom of Egypt in AD 1922, featuring a right-facing bust of then-King Fuad I on the obverse. The king wears a fez, a hat popular in the Near East since the 19th century, and his title is inscribed in Arabic along the right edge, reading “فؤاد الأول ملك مصر” (Fuad I, King of Egypt). Although Egypt had been under British control since AD 1914 under the nominally independent title of the “Sultanate of Egypt,” widespread anti-British protests erupted across Egypt in AD 1919. In response, Britain unilaterally declared Egypt’s independence on February 28, AD 1922, establishing it as the “Kingdom of Egypt,” though Britain continued to exert substantial influence. King Fuad I became the first ruler of the new Egyptian kingdom.

On the reverse side of the coin, within a solid circle, is an Ottoman-style tughra reading “المملكة المصرية,” representing the country name “Kingdom of Egypt.” Around the circle are three five-pointed stars on the left, right, and bottom. The denomination “١٠٠ غرش” (100 Qirsh) is inscribed along the top edge, with the Hijri calendar year “١٣٤٠” (1340) on the lower left and the Gregorian year “١٩٢٣” (1923) on the lower right.

After the Kingdom of Egypt was established in AD 1922, it was ruled by King Fuad I and later his son, King Farouk I. In AD 1952, a group of young military officers known as the “Free Officers,” led by Gamal Abdel Nasser, launched a coup that overthrew the pro-Western monarchy, forcing King Farouk I into exile in Italy. Nasser subsequently became the president of the Arab Republic of Egypt, playing a significant role in the Arab world and on the global stage during the early Cold War.

物件編號: A1269

年代: 公元 1922 年 (回曆 1340 年)

材質: 黃金

尺寸: 23.8 x 23.8 x 1.3 mm

重量: 8.5 g

製造地: 皇家造幣廠，倫敦

來源: 福君錢幣 2024

這是一枚公元1922年，埃及王國發行的面額100庫魯什金幣。錢幣正面為時任國王的福阿德一世右側半身像。國王頭上戴著一頂自公元19世紀起，流行於近東世界的菲斯帽，人像右側的邊緣以阿拉伯文標示頭銜「فؤاد الأول ملك مصر」(埃及的首任國王福阿德)。自公元1914年，英國就成為埃及實際的統治者，但仍以「埃及蘇丹國」保護國名義維持表面的獨立。公元1919年，埃及全境爆發反對英國統治的示威抗議。因此英國在公元1922年2月28日單方面宣布埃及獨立為「埃及王國」，但實際上仍在當地扮演主宰的角色，福阿德一世正是埃及王國第一任君王。

錢幣背面的實心圓內是模仿鄂圖曼帝國風格的花押「المملكة المصرية」，即國名「埃及王國」。外圍的左右兩側和下方各有三枚五角星，上緣標示面額「١٠٠ غرش」(100庫魯什)，左下方為回曆年份「١٣٤٠」(1340)，右下方則是公元年份「١٩٢٣」(1923)。

埃及王國自公元1922年成立後，先後歷經福阿德一世和其子法魯克一世的統治。公元1952年，由青年軍官納賽爾主持的「自由軍官」發動軍事政變，推翻親西方的王室統治，法魯克一世被迫流亡至義大利。納賽爾事後成為埃及阿拉伯共和國的總統，並且在冷戰初期和阿拉伯世界扮演重要的角色。