Egypt AH 1327(3)-H 1/40 qirsh

Stack's Bowers November 2025 Collectors Choice sale, lot 76530

This specimen was lot 76530 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. 1/40 Qirsh, AH 1327 Year 3 (1911/2)-H. Birmingham (Heaton) Mint. Muhammad V. NGC MS-64 Red Brown." This type was struck in Birmingham years 2 thru 6 and all dates are common. This was the lowest value coin and was equal to the pre-reform para.

Recorded mintage: 2,000,000.

Specification: 2 g, bronze, 17.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-300.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.

Link to:

• AH 1327(2)-H 1/40 qirsh
• AH 1327(3)-H 1/20 qirsh
• Egypt AH1327 (3)-H qirsh KM-305
• Egypt AH1327 (3) qirsh KM-306 copper-nickel
• AH 1327(3)-H 2 qirsh
• AH 1327(3)-H 5 qirsh
• AH 1327(3)-H 10 qirsh
• AH 1327(3)-H 20 qirsh
• AH 1327(4)-H 1/40 qirsh
• Coins and currency dated 1911