Egypt AH 1255(23) 5 qirsh - Revision history

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "The reverse carries the ascension date" to "The reverse carries the accession date"

2026-01-21T23:37:11Z

Text replacement - "The reverse carries the ascension date" to "The reverse carries the accession date"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "''Specifications'':" to "''Specification'':"

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LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th 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. " to "* 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. * Mi...

2023-06-17T19:05:54Z

Text replacement - "* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th 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. " to "* 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. * Mi...

LatinKing2020: LatinKing2020 moved page Egypt AH 1255(23) 5 qirsh (gold) to Egypt AH 1255(23) 5 qirsh: shortened title

2021-08-03T04:46:47Z

LatinKing2020 moved page Egypt AH 1255(23) 5 qirsh (gold) to Egypt AH 1255(23) 5 qirsh: shortened title

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "Egypt AH 1255(1) 5 qirsh Fr-9" to "Egypt AH 1255(1) 5 qirsh Fr-77"

2021-08-02T23:15:54Z

Text replacement - "Egypt AH 1255(1) 5 qirsh Fr-9" to "Egypt AH 1255(1) 5 qirsh Fr-77"

LatinKing2020: added Friedberg number

2021-07-31T21:30:58Z

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[[Image:EG_1255yr23_5qirshAV_HA-lot13265-9Sep2004-USD126-obv.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 357, lot 13265]]
[[Image:EG_1255yr23_5qirshAV_HA-lot13265-9Sep2004-USD126-rev.jpg|300px|thumb|Courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]
The coin shown is a gold five qirsh from the reign of Sultan Abdul Mejid. It was struck at the Cairo Mint. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan. Below the toughra is the denomination (qirsh), abbreviated as 'sh', with the number 5 above. The reverse carries the ascension date and the text ''minted in Misr'' (''Misr'' is Arabic for [[Egypt]]). The date is written as AH 1255 year 23, which translates to about 1861 AD.

The coin pictured was lot 13265 and sold on Sept 9, 2004 at the 2004 September (HWCA) Signature Sale #357 for $126.50. The catalog description noted, "Abdul Mejid gold 5 Piastres 1255AH Year 23, choice UNC, fully lustrous. From the Lake Pearl Middle Eastern Collection."

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specifications'': 0.427 g, 0.875 fine gold.

''Catalog reference'': KM 230, Fr-7.

''[[Bibliography|Sources]]'':
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[Egypt AH 1255(1) 5 qirsh Fr-9]]
* [[Egypt AH 1255(23) 20 para]]
* [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 100 qirsh]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1861]]
* return to coins of [[Egypt]]

[[Category:Gold coins of Africa]][[Category:Lake Pearl Middle Eastern Collection]]

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 ''Recorded mintage'': unknown.
-''Specifications'': 0.427 g, 0.875 fine gold.
+''Specification'': 0.427 g, 0.875 fine gold.
 ''Catalog reference'': KM 230, Fr-77 (formerly Fr-9).

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 [[Image:EG_1255yr23_5qirshAV_HA-lot13265-9Sep2004-USD126-obv.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 357, lot 13265]]
 [[Image:EG_1255yr23_5qirshAV_HA-lot13265-9Sep2004-USD126-rev.jpg|300px|thumb|Courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]
-The coin shown is a gold five qirsh from the reign of Sultan Abdul Mejid. It was struck at the Cairo Mint. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan. Below the toughra is the denomination (qirsh), abbreviated as 'sh', with the number 5 above. The reverse carries the ascension date and the text ''minted in Misr'' (''Misr'' is Arabic for [[Egypt]]). The date is written as AH 1255 year 23, which translates to about 1861 AD.
+The coin shown is a gold five qirsh from the reign of Sultan Abdul Mejid. It was struck at the Cairo Mint. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan. Below the toughra is the denomination (qirsh), abbreviated as 'sh', with the number 5 above. The reverse carries the accession date and the text ''minted in Misr'' (''Misr'' is Arabic for [[Egypt]]). The date is written as AH 1255 year 23, which translates to about 1861 AD.
 The coin pictured was lot 13265 and sold on Sept 9, 2004 at the 2004 September (HWCA) Signature Sale #357 for $126.50. The catalog description noted, "Abdul Mejid gold 5 Piastres 1255AH Year 23, choice UNC, fully lustrous. From the Lake Pearl Middle Eastern Collection."

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 ''[[Bibliography|Sources]]'':
 * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
 ''Link to:''
 * [[Egypt AH 1255(1) 5 qirsh Fr-77]]

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 ''Link to:''
-* [[Egypt AH 1255(1) 5 qirsh Fr-9]]
+* [[Egypt AH 1255(1) 5 qirsh Fr-77]]
 * [[Egypt AH 1255(23) 20 para]]
 * [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 100 qirsh]]