Egypt AH 1293(34) 10 qirsh
This specimen was lot 2410 in Sincona sale 59 (Zürich, October 2019), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$145 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"OSMANISCHES REICH | ´Abd al-Hamid Khan II, 1293-1327 H./1876-1909 (m. 1918) AD, 10 Kurush 1293 H./Jahr 34, Misr (Kairo). Tughra neben al-ghâzî über Wertangabe, Regierungsjahr über Münzstätte und Jahr des Regierungsanfangs. Fast FDC. (Turkey, Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, gold ten qirsh of AH 1293, year 34, Cairo mint. Obverse: Tughra next to monogrammed "al-ghâzî" over the regnal year, reverse: mintmark and accession date. About uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1908 only. No silver ten qirsh was struck that year. It was struck at the Cairo 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 5 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).
Recorded mintage: 5,000.
Specification: 0.85 g, 0.875 fine gold, this specimen 0.84 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-95 (formerly Fr-21a), KM 282, Ölcer 34.XXX, Pere 976, Sultan coll. -.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 59: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
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