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Egypt. 20 Piastres 1341 (1923). Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom. Mintage 100,000 Silver (.833), 40 mm, 27.83 g Obv: King Fuad I in civic attire bust right. Script: Arabic (naskh) Lettering: فؤاد الأول ملك مصر Translation: Fuad the First, King of Egypt Designer: Hamed Effendi Serri Rev: Denomination above center circle, dates flank below Script: Arabic Lettering: ٢٠ غرشا المملكة المصرية ١٣٤١ ١٩٢٣ Translation: 20 Ghirsh The Egyptian Kingdom 1923 1341 Designer: Hamed Effendi Serri XF KM# 338, MHC# 236 Fuad I (1868-1936) was the Sultan (1917-1922) and later King of Egypt (1922-1936). This is part of the First Egyptian coin set to include a bust of an Egyptian Monarch, produced in 1923.