Egypt AH 1277(6) 1 qirsh

from the Ma’adi Collection

from the Ma’adi Collection

The coin shown is a silver one 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 1 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 6, which translates to about 1865 AD. Uslu^[1] lists this issue as rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.2 g, 18 mm diameter, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 250.

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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