Egypt AH 1293(27)-W qirsh KM-292

Stephen Album sale 37, lot 2307

This specimen was lot 2307 in Stephen Album sale 37 (Santa Rosa, CA, June 2020), where it sold for $416.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "EGYPT: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AR qirsh, Misr, AH1293 year 27, struck at the Berlin mint, PCGS graded MS66. The initial W stands for the designer Emil Weigand at the Berlin Mint." This type is listed for years 10, 17, 27 and 29. It was struck at the same time as a copper-nickel qirsh.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.4 g, 0.833 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM-292.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay, Ottoman Empire Coins 1687-1839 (AH 1099-1255), Istanbul: Anka Matbaacilik, 2010.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 37, featuring the Gamal Amer Collection of Egyptian Coins and the Ahmed Sultan Collection of Ottoman Coins, Part II, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Link to:

• AH 1293(27) 1/20 qirsh
• AH 1293(27) 1/10 qirsh
• AH 1293(27) 2/10 qirsh
• AH 1293(27) 5/10 qirsh
• AH 1293(27) copper-nickel qirsh
• AH 1293(27)-W 10 qirsh
• AH 1293(27)-W 20 qirsh
• AH 1293(29)-H silver qirsh
• AH 1293(29)-W silver qirsh
• Coins and currency dated 1901