Egypt AH 1277(6) 20 para KM-247

from the Ma’adi Collection

from the Ma’adi Collection

The coin shown is a silver twenty para, 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 P for para) with the number 20. A floral design is to the right of the toughra. 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 very rare.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.66 g, 83.3% silver, 16 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 247.

Sources:

• 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.

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