Egypt AH 1255(1) 5 qirsh
The coin shown is a silver five 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, with the denomination written below (abbreviated as the letter 'sh' for qirsh) with the number 5 above. A crude floral design sits right of the toughra. The reverse carries the ascension 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 issue as very rare.
The example shown was sold as lot 150 on Dec 13, 2011 at the Kunker Auction #199 in Osnabrück, Germany, for 370 euros. The catalog description reads:
"OSMANISCHE MÜNZEN Münzen nach der Münzreform von 1845 Silberprägungen der Münzstätte Misr (Kairo) 5 Kurush 1255 H., 1, Misr (Kairo). Schön Exemplar der Auktion Heritage 357, September 2005, Nr. 13252 (Ottoman coins of the reform of 1845, Cairo mint. Silver five qirsh, accession date 1255, regnal year 1. Rare, nice example, from Heritage auction 357, lot 13252.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.8-7.0 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 6,57 g.
Catalog reference: KM 229; Ölcer 31.441; Pere. RR
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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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