Egypt AH 1255(7) 20 para - Revision history

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

2026-01-21T23:37:02Z

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

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LatinKing2020: Text replacement - " .833 fine silver" to " 0.833 fine silver"

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Text replacement - " .833 fine silver" to " 0.833 fine silver"

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2021-01-18T00:01:51Z

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[[Image:EG_1255yr7_20paraAR_HA-lot13248-9Sep2004-USD333-obv.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 357, part of lot 13248]]
[[Image:EG_1255yr7_20paraAR_HA-lot13248-9Sep2004-USD333-rev.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]
The coin shown is a silver twenty para from the reign of Sultan Abdul Mejid. 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 P for para) with the number twenty 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 1255 year 7, which translates to about 1845 AD. Uslu<sup>[1]</sup> lists this year as scarce.

This example was part of lot 13248 and sold on Sept 9, 2004 at the 2004 September (HWCA) Signature Sale #357 for $333.50. The catalog description reads: "Abdul Mejid 20 Para 1255AH, a choice date collection including the following: Year 1 XF, 4 AU, 7 XF, 11 AU, darkly toned XF, 20 AU and 23 AU-UNC. Very scarce grades for this small silver type. Sold as is, no returns lot. From the Lake Pearl Middle Eastern Collection."

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specifications'': 0.68 g, .833 fine silver, 16 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference'': KM 227.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. ''Ottoman Empire Coins,'' Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.

''Link to:''
* [[Egypt AH 1255(4) 20 para]]
* [[Egypt AH 1255(7) 10 para]]
* [[Egypt AH 1255(7) 100 qirsh]]
* [[Egypt AH 1255(9) 20 para|AH 1255(9) 20 para]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1845]]
* return to coins of [[Egypt]]

[[Category:Lake Pearl Middle Eastern Collection]]

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 ''Recorded mintage'': unknown.
-''Specifications'': 0.68 g, 0.833 fine silver, 16 mm diameter.
+''Specification'': 0.68 g, 0.833 fine silver, 16 mm diameter.
 ''Catalog reference'': KM 227.

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 [[Image:EG_1255yr7_20paraAR_HA-lot13248-9Sep2004-USD333-obv.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 357, part of lot 13248]]
 [[Image:EG_1255yr7_20paraAR_HA-lot13248-9Sep2004-USD333-rev.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]
-The coin shown is a silver twenty para from the reign of Sultan Abdul Mejid. 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 P for para) with the number twenty 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 1255 year 7, which translates to about 1845 AD. Uslu<sup>[1]</sup> lists this year as scarce.
+The coin shown is a silver twenty para from the reign of Sultan Abdul Mejid. 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 P for para) with the number twenty 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]]). The date is written as AH 1255 year 7, which translates to about 1845 AD. Uslu<sup>[1]</sup> lists this year as scarce.
 This example was part of lot 13248 and sold on Sept 9, 2004 at the 2004 September (HWCA) Signature Sale #357 for $333.50. The catalog description reads:  "Abdul Mejid 20 Para 1255AH, a choice date collection including the following: Year 1 XF, 4 AU, 7 XF, 11 AU, darkly toned XF, 20 AU and 23 AU-UNC. Very scarce grades for this small silver type. Sold as is, no returns lot. From the Lake Pearl Middle Eastern Collection."

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 ''Link to:''
 * [[Egypt AH 1255(4) 20 para]]
 * [[Egypt AH 1255(7) 10 para]]
 * [[Egypt AH 1255(7) 100 qirsh]]
-* [[Egypt AH 1255(9) 20 para|AH 1255(9) 20 para]]
+* [[Egypt AH 1255(8) 20 para|AH 1255(8) 20 para]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1845]]
 * return to coins of [[Egypt]]
 [[Category:Lake Pearl Middle Eastern Collection]]