Egypt AH 1277(10) 5 qirsh
The coin shown is a silver five qirsh from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz. 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 1277 year 10, which translates to about 1869 AD. Uslu[1] lists this issue as extremely rare. An less rare variety exists which omits the flower to the right of the toughra.
The coin pictured was lot 8332 in Ponterio sale 154 (Baltimore, June 2010). The catalog description noted, "EGYPT. 5 Qirsh, Year 1277/10 (1870). Flower to right of tughra. RARE. VERY FINE."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.2 g, 0.8330 silver 0.1661oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 254.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay, Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
- Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 154, Irvine, CA; Bowers & Morena, 2010.
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