Egypt AH 1327(2)-H 20 qirsh

Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction, lot 74323

This specimen was lot 74323 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "EGYPT. Ottoman Empire. 20 Qirsh, AH 1327 Year 2 (1910/1)-H. Birmingham (Heaton) Mint. Mehmed V. NGC AU-58." This type was struck years 2, 3, 4 and 6 at the Heaton mint. This is the scarcest of the four dates. The British already dominated Egypt by their control of the Suez Canal but made it official in 1916, when British troops occupied the country.

Recorded mintage: 75,000 plus proofs.

Specification: 28 g, 0.833 fine silver, 40 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-310.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.

Link to:

• AH 1327(2)-H 1/40 qirsh
• AH 1327(2)-H 1/20 qirsh
• AH 1327(2)-H 1/10 qirsh
• AH 1327(2)-H 2/10 qirsh
• AH 1327(2)-H qirsh, copper nickel
• AH 1327(2)-H qirsh, silver
• AH 1327(2)-H 2 qirsh
• AH 1327(2)-H 5 qirsh
• AH 1327(2)-H 10 qirsh
• AH 1327(3)-H 20 qirsh
• Coins and currency dated 1910