Egypt AH 1277(5) 20 para
The coin shown is a copper twenty para from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz. It was struck at the Paris Mint. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan, with the denomination written below (abbreviated as the letter P for para) with the number 20. 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 5, which translates to about 1864 AD. Uslu[1] lists this issue as common. The second specimen was lot 45329 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $268.40. The catalog description[2] noted, "EGYPT. Ottoman Empire. 20 Para, AH 1277 Year 5 (1864/5). Cairo (Misr) Mint. Abdul Aziz. NGC MS-63 Brown. Without Flower."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 12.5 g, copper, 32 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 244.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Valentine, W.H., Modern Copper Coins of the Muhammadan States, London: Spink and Sons, 1911.
- [1]Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
- [2]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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