Egypt AH 1293(32)-H 1/20 qirsh
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This specimen was lot 76509 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "EGYPT. Ottoman Empire. 1/20 Qirsh, AH 1293 Year 32 (1907/8)-H. Birmingham (Heaton) Mint. Abdul Hamid II. NGC MS-65 Red Brown." This type was struck in Brussels (years 10 thru 29) and Birmingham (years 31 thru 35). All dates are common.
Recorded mintage: 1,400,000.
Specification: 3.12 g, bronze, 20.1 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-288.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Valentine, W.H., Modern Copper Coins of the Muhammadan States, London: Spink and Sons, 1911.
- 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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