Egypt AH 1277(8) 25 qirsh
The coin shown is a gold 25 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 25 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 8, which translates to about 1867 AD. Uslu[2] lists this issue as rare.
The coin pictured was lot 1524 in auction #403 by Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger (Frankfurt, April 2011), where it sold for approximately $342. The catalog description noted, "Ägypten 'Abd al-Aziz, 1861-1876 25 Piaster 1277 H, Jahr 8, Misr. Vorzüglich (Egypt, Sultan Abdul Aziz (1861-76) 25 piastres of 1277, year 8, Extremely Fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.136g, 0.875 fine gold, 0.1202 oz AGW, this specimen 2.12 grams.
Catalog reference: KM 262, S. 1559, Fr-84 (formerly Fr-13).
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [2]Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay, Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
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