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 Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi 10.6.1916 to 3.10.1924 © Royal Hashemite Court |
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The Mecca coin above is the only known example of this piece, while the Hijaz
coins is one of two known examples. |
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Printer:
Gravé et Imprimé par Draeger, Paris
| P.1 1/2 Pound |
Reported but not confirmed Images Needed |
 P.2S 1 Arabian Pound * |
 Back |
 P.3S 5 Arabian Pounds * |
 Back |
 P.4S 10 Arabian Pounds * |
 Back |
 P.5S 50 Arabian Pounds * |
 Back |
 P.6S 100 Arabian Pounds * |
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 Watermark * |
The watermark at left is found on all of the above SPECIMEN notes. |
| P.1 1/2 Pound |
Reported but not confirmed Images Needed |
P.2R 1 Pound Enlarge Supersize |
Back Enlarge Supersize |
 P.2C 1 Pound Modern Copy |
 Back Modern Copy |
| P.3 5 Pounds | |
| P.4 10 Pounds | |
| P.5 50 Pounds | |
 P.6R 100 Pounds Ex. Ted Uhl Collection |
 Watermark on Ted Uhl 100 Pound note at left |
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HEJAZ. Arabian National Bank
of Hedjaz. 1929. All slightly used with payers (?) name at right edge,
one in English (Daira Hoirs Prince Habib. Pacha Lotfal...), the others in
Arabic and all signed by Michel Lotfallah. An interesting group, some in
Arabic and some in French. |
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banknotes are among the most sought after and rarest known to collectors.
A complete SPECIMEN set is housed in the
Jordan Central Bank Museum and
just a few other pieces are reported in private collections. King Farouk
had a four pieces in his collection, two of which are now believed to be in North
America. A few years ago a collector from Central Europe visited the museum and made a copy of these notes. He then reproduced them and sold them on eBay. The images above of a £1 note is one of these reproductions. Numismatists Peter Symes was also bitten by the Hijaz bug and wrote a wonderful book about these fascinating issues, referenced below. Peter has a unique ability to find obscure information somehow hidden for decades and portray it in a way that captures us all. Hijaz had a brief period of political independence starting in 1916 when it was proclaimed by Hussein ibn Ali, the Sherif of Makkah. In 1925 ibn Ali's authority was usurped by ibn Saud of the neighboring state of Nejd and became known as the Kingdom of Hijaz and Nejd, later Saudi Arabia. Sherif Ali's sons were more successful becoming the first rulers of Trans-Jordan(Abdullah), Syria(Faisal) and Iraq(Faisal). * We gratefully acknowledge numismatist, researcher and author Peter Symes for providing the above SPECIMEN images. |
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HABIB LOTFALLAH and the ARABIAN NATIONAL BANK OF HEDJAZ by Peter Symes Booklet, A5 size, soft cover, 52 pages, all notes illustrated in full colour US $20.00 posted air mail worldwide. Contact:  |
© Garry Saint, Esquire 1999-2008
HIJAZ, MECCA Coins &
Paper Money
