Egypt AH 1293(2) 1 qirsh
This specimen is a silver one qirsh piece from the second regnal year of the Sultan Abdul Hamid II. At the time, the currency system consisted of paras (fractional qirshes of both copper and silver), and silver qirsh multiples. Of all the denominations of the time, only the one qirshes are considered common; the remainder vary from rare to extremely rare. 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 1). A flower design is to the right of the toughra. The reverse carries the year of mintage (year 2 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 1877 AD. Uslu[1] lists this issue as scarce.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 277.
- 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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