Egypt AH 1255(1) 5 qirsh Fr-77
The coin shown is a gold 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. Below the toughra is the denomination (qirsh), abbreviated as 'sh', with the number 5 above. 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.
The coin pictured was lot 13263 and sold on Sept 9, 2004 at the 2004 September (HWCA) Signature Sale #357 for $253. The catalog description noted, "Abdul Mejid gold 5 Piastres 1255AH Year 1, choice UNC, fully lustrous and very sharply struck. Scarce type and grade. From the Lake Pearl Middle Eastern Collection."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.427 g, 0.875 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 230, Fr-77 (formerly Fr-9).
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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