Egypt AH 1293(1) 10 para KM-275

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Heritage sale 357, lot 13322
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen is a silver ten para from the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. At the time, the currency system consisted of paras (fractional qirshes of both copper and silver), and silver qirsh multiples. Only the one qirshes are considered common; the remainder vary from rare to extremely rare. The date pictured is considered very rare by Uslu. The coins, though produced from planchets, are crudely made and weights vary. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan, with the denomination written below, in this case 10). A flower design is to the right of the toughra. The reverse carries the year of mintage (year 1 of reign) followed by the script 'minted in Misr' (Egypt). The year of accession (1293) is written below. The date of the coin translates to 1876 AD. Uslu[1] lists this issue as very rare.

The coin shown was part of lot 13322 and sold on Sept 9, 2004 for $149.50 at the 2004 September (HWCA) Signature Sale #357 by Heritage Auctions. The catalog description read: "Abdul Hamid II 10 Para 1293AH, KM275, a complete date set of this scarce Cairo Mint type including: Regnal year 1, VF, Year 2, VF+ minor flaws and Year 3, bold VF-XF. From the Lake Pearl Middle Eastern Collection." The denomination 10 paras is equivalent to a fourth of a qirsh under the post-1884 reform.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 275.

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.

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