Egypt AH 1293(34) 5 qirsh
This specimen was lot 2424 in Sincona sale 59 (Zürich, October 2019), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"OSMANISCHES REICH | ´Abd al-Hamid Khan II, 1293-1327 H./1876-1909 (m. 1918) AD, 5 Kurush 1293 H./Jahr 34, Misr (Kairo). Tughra neben al-ghâzî über Wertangabe, Regierungsjahr über Münzstätte und Jahr des Regierungsanfangs. Vorzüglich. (Turkey, Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, gold five qirsh of AH 1293, year 34, Cairo mint. Obverse: Tughra next to monogrammed "al-ghâzî" over the regnal year, reverse: mintmark and accession date. Extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1908 only. No silver five qirsh were struck in Egypt that year. The coin shown is a gold five qirsh from the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. 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 ascension date and the text minted in Misr (Misr is Arabic for Egypt). The date is written as AH 1293 year 34, which translates to about 1908 AD. Uslu[2] lists this issue as rare.
Recorded mintage: 8,000.
Specification: 0.42 g, 0.875 fine gold, this specimen 0.40 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-97 (formerly Fr-22a), KM 298. Ölcer 34.563. Pere 977. Sultan coll. 612.
- 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.
- [2]Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
- [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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