Egypt AH 1277(15) 25 qirsh
The coin shown is a gold twenty-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, with the denomination written below (abbreviated as the letter 'sh' for qirsh) with the number 25 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 1277 year 15, which translates to about 1874 AD. Uslu[1] lists this issue as very rare.
The example shown was sold as lot 292 on Dec 13, 2011 at the Kunker Auction #199 in Osnabruck, Germany, for 160 euros. The catalog description reads:
"OSMANISCHE MÜNZEN 'ABD AL-'AZÎZ KHAN (TÜRKEI-TÜRKISCH: ABDÜLAZIZ HAN)) 15. DHÛ I-HIJJA 1277 - 5. JUMÂDÂ II 1293 H. 25. JUNI 1861 - 30. MAI 1876, GESTORBEN 5. JUNI 1876 Goldprägungen der Münzstätte Misr (Kairo) 25 Kurush 1277 H., 15, Misr (Kairo). GOLD. Stempelglanz Weiterhin derselbe Aversstempel vom 12. Regierungsjahr, jedoch mit ausgeprägten Haarrissen (Ottoman coins of Abdul Aziz, 1861-76, Cairo mint. Gold 25 qirsh of AH 1277, year 15. Uncirculated.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.136 g, 0.875 fine gold, .0601 oz. AGW, this specimen 2,12 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-84 (formerly Fr-13); KM 261; Ölcer 32.458; Pere 923.
- 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.
- [1]Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
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