Egypt AH 1255(1) 20 qirsh
The coin shown is a silver twenty qirsh from the reign of Sultan Abdul Mejid. It was struck at the Cairo Mint. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan. Below the toughra is the denomination (qirsh), abbreviated as 'sh', with the number 20 above. The reverse carries the accession date and the text minted in Misr (Misr is Arabic for Egypt). The date is written as AH 1255 year 1, which translates to about 1839 AD. Uslu[1] lists this date as very rare.
The coin pictured was sold by Bowers and Merena Auctions (Lot 2841) on April 24, 2009. The catalog description noted, "EGYPT. 20 Qirsh. AH1255 Year 1 (1839). PCGS VF35."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 27.7-28 g, 37 mm diameter, 0.833 silver.
Catalog reference: KM 232.
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- Valentine, W.H., Modern Copper Coins of the Muhammadan States, London: Spink and Sons, 1911.
- [1]Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
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