Egypt AH 1293(17)-W 20 qirsh
The coin shown is a silver twenty qirsh from the reign of Abdul Hamid II. It was struck at the Brussels Mint. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan, with the denomination written below (abbreviated as the letter 'sh' for qirsh) with the number 20 above. A crude floral design sits 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 1293 year 17, which translates to about 1891 AD.
The example shown was part of lot 616 on Dec 13, 2011 at the Kunker Auction #199 in Osnabruck, Germany, where it sold for 120 Euros. The catalog description reads:
"OSMANISCHE MÜNZEN 'ABD AL-HAMÎD KHAN II. (TÜRKEI-TÜRKISCH: ABDÜLHAMIT HAN) 10. SHA’BÂN 1293 - 6. RABÎ II 1327 H. 31. AUGUST 1876 - 27. APRIL 1909, GESTORBEN 10. FEBRUAR 1918 Silberprägungen der Münzstätte Misr (Kairo) 20 Kurush 1293 H., 17, 20, 21, 22 und 24, "Misr" (Kairo), geprägt in Brüssel, Mzz. W. Mit Blume neben der Tughra. 27,21; 27,28; 27,31; 27,45 und 27,43 g. 5 Stück. Schön und sehr schön (Ottoman coins of Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, Cairo mint. Silver twenty qirsh of AH 1293, struck in Brussels, years 17, 20, 21, 22 and 24, with bloom near the toughra. Fine to very fine.)"
Recorded mintage: 54,000.
Specification: 28.0 g, 0.833 fine silver, 0.750 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Pere 989, KM 296; Ölcer 34.615.
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