Egypt AH 1293(30)-H 5 qirsh
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This specimen was lot 76491 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "EGYPT. Ottoman Empire. 5 Qirsh, AH 1293 Year 30 (1905/6)-H. Birmingham (Heaton) Mint. Abdul Hamid II. NGC MS-63." This type was struck in Berlin (years 1-29) and Birmingham (years 30-33). This is a fairly common date. Gold five qirsh (KM 280) exist and were last struck in year 22.
Recorded mintage: 1,213,000.
Specification: 7 g, 0.833 fine silver, 26 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-294.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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