Egypt AH 1277(11) 10 qirsh
The coin shown is a silver ten 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 accession date and the text minted in Misr (Misr is Arabic for Egypt). The date is written as AH 1277 year 11, which translates to about 1870 AD. Uslu[1] lists this issue as extremely rare.
The coin pictured was part of lot 13298 and sold on Sept 9, 2004 at the 2004 September (HWCA) Signature Sale #357 by Heritage Auctions for $5,750. The catalog description noted,
"Abdul Aziz 10 Piastres 1277AH Year 11, choice prooflike AU-UNC, few tiny flan flaws as is almost always the case for Egyptian coins in this era. Exceedingly rare date struck for the presentation set distributed in this year, reportedly for the wedding of the daughter of the Egyptian governor. One of the great rarities of the Lake Pearl Collection!"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 14 g, 0 0.900 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 258.
- 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.
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