I have had a number of Islamic style coin spoons in my collection for awhile
but I have been unable to interpret the writing. Mr. W. Kundis has
volunteered to help me with this project.
Some of these are further described in the Turkish coin spoon exhibit
Morocco coin spoon
A Morrocan coin spoon ca 1891.
Features a coin finial and a coin bowl and the crescent moon is cut from another coin
Moulay Al Hasan I, 1290-1311 H, (1873-1894). 2 1/2 Dirhams - bowl is 7.3g silver
A Saudi Arabian 1950's era Riyal coin spoon bowl featuring a camel finial
Syrian coin spoon
10 piastres coin finial
10 piastres coin bowl
dated 1929 and composed of 68% silver weighing 2 g
coins used both Syrian and French until independence
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