1 Pysa Coin – Barghash Pattern – Zanzibar (Tanzania) 1299 (1882)

Issuer – Zanzibar (Tanzania)
Sultan – Barghash bin Said (1870-1888)
Type – Pattern
Year – 1299 (1882)
Calendar – Islamic (Hijri)
Value – 1 Pysa (1⁄136 ZZY)
Currency – Ryal (1882-1908)
Composition – Nickel

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Item condition: Used

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SKU: B12027 Categories: Coins, Coins & Paper Currencies

Description

Obverse

Sultan

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
الله
سلطان سعيد
بن برغش بن
سلطان
حڢظه

Translation:
Sultan Sa’id bin Bargash bin Sultan
May Allah (God) save him

Reverse

Scales with date in between

Script: Arabic

Lettering: ١٢٩٩

Translation: 1299

Features

Issuer	Zanzibar (Tanzania)
Sultan	Barghash bin Said (1870-1888)
Type	Pattern
Year	1299 (1882)
Calendar	Islamic (Hijri)
Value	1 Pysa (1⁄136 ZZY)
Currency	Ryal (1882-1908)
Composition	Nickel
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Demonetized	Yes