50 Ghirsh Sudan

Sudan (Republic). Copper-Nickel 50 Ghirsh Coin.

Mint Year: 1972
Denomination: 50 Ghirsh – FAO.
References: KM-56.2
MIntage: 30,000

Material: Copper-Nickel
Weight: 22.36gm
Diameter: 40mm

Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Egypt to the north, Eritrea to the northeast, Ethiopia to the southeast, Libya to the northwest, South Sudan to the south, and the Red Sea to the east. It has a population of nearly 50 million people as of 2024 and occupies 1,886,068 square kilometres (728,215 square miles), making it Africa’s third-largest country by area and the third-largest by area in the Arab League. It was the largest country by area in Africa and the Arab League until the secession of South Sudan in 2011; since then both titles have been held by Algeria. Its capital and most populous city is Khartoum.