Egypt AH 1277(4) 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 4, which translates to about 1863 AD. Uslu[1] lists this issue as extremely rare.
The coin pictured was lot 13094 in a Heritage Auction Galleries sale of Jan 7, 2006. The catalog description noted, "Abdul Aziz 5 Piastres 1277AH Year 4, deeply toned AU, some minor patination but rare grade for this elusive Cairo Mint product (with the flower to the right of the tughra.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.2 g, 0.8330 silver.
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.
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