Sudan 5 Milliemes 1971

History

5 Milliemes 1971, KM# 47, Sudan, 2nd Anniversary of the 1969 Sudanese Revolution

Obverse. Photo © Numismatic Guaranty Company

Description

The 1969 Sudanese coup d'état was a successful coup, led by Colonel Gaafar Nimeiry, against the government of President Ismail al-Azhari. The coup signaled the end of Sudan's second democratic era, and saw the beginning of Nimeiry's 16 year rule.

Nimeiry's government would pursue a radical Arab nationalist and leftist program, bringing in a socialist program for social and economic development, including widespread nationalization of private property. His government would also push for an end to the First Sudanese Civil War, which by 1969 had been ongoing for nearly 14 years. In pursuing peace, the new government pushed for amnesty, and would declare regional autonomy for Southern Sudan on 9 June 1969.

Obverse	Animal (fish, bird, mammal etc.) Secretarybird Coat of arms Democratic Republic of the Sudan Depicts the national emblem of the Democratic Republic of the Sudan (1970–1985) dividing dates in Gregorian (left) and Islamic year (right) in Arabic numerals. The inscription "The second anniversary of the Revolution of May 25" above and country name below. The emblem shows a secretarybird bearing a shield from the time of Muhammad Ahmad, the self-proclaimed Mahdi who briefly ruled Sudan in the 19th century. Two scrolls are placed on the arms; the upper one displays the national motto, ("Victory is ours"), and the lower one displays the title of the state. The secretarybird was chosen as a distinctively Sudanese and indigenous variant of the "Eagle of Saladin" and "Hawk of Quraish" seen in the emblems of some Arab states, and associated with Arab nationalism. العيد الثانى لثورة ٢٥ مايو ١٣٩١ - ١٩٧١
Reverse	Tree, flower, plant etc. Cotton, Flower Denomination between mirrored flower and cotton ornaments, country name above (Democratic Republic of the Sudan). جمهورية السودان الديمقراطية ٥ مليمات
Edge	Plain