EGYPT. 500 Piastres, AH 1340//1922. London Mint. PCGS MS-61 Gold Shield. Fr-25; KM-342. Some scattered hairlines are evident, but are wholly consistent with the given designation. Exceedingly lustrous and prooflike.Upon the end of the British Protectorate in February of 1922, Fuad ascended the throne of the Sultanate of Egypt and immediately took the title of King.</em>
