Egypt AH 1277(4) 2 1/2 qirsh

from the Ma’adi Collection

The coin shown is a silver 2½ qirsh from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan. Below the toughra is the denomination (qirsh), abbreviated as 'sh', with the number 2 above, followed by a symbol denoting '1/2'. 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 4, which translates to about 1863 AD. Uslu^[1] lists this issue as rare. It is known as 'Parisi', since qirshes without the floral pattern to the right of the toughra were minted in Paris. Another variety of this year has the number '4' in retrograde.

Recorded mintage: 3,803,000.

Specification: 3.05 g, 25 mm diameter, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 251.

Sources:

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.
Valentine, W.H., Modern Copper Coins of the Muhammadan States, London: Spink and Sons, 1911.

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