Egypt AH 1277(3) 5 qirsh - Revision history

LatinKing2020: revised links

2026-01-22T05:58:31Z

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

2026-01-21T23:37:17Z

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

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "Egypt AH 1277(6) 20 para" to "AH 1277(6) bronze 20 para"

2026-01-19T21:51:24Z

Text replacement - "Egypt AH 1277(6) 20 para" to "AH 1277(6) bronze 20 para"

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Pastakhov: This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Egypt_AH_1277%283%29_5_qirsh

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[[Image:EG_1277yr3_5qirsh_HA-lot13292-9Sep2004-USD126-obv.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 357, lot 13292]]
[[Image:EG_1277yr3_5qirsh_HA-lot13292-9Sep2004-USD126-rev.jpg|300px|thumb|Courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]
The coin shown is a 5 qirsh, composition silver, from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz. 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 1277 year 3, which translates to about 1862 AD. Uslu<sup>[1]</sup> lists this issue as extremely rare.

The coin pictured was part of lot 13292 and sold on Sept 9, 2004 at the 2004 September (HWCA) Signature Sale #357 by Heritage Auctions for $126. The catalog description noted, "Abdul Aziz 5 Piastres 1277AH, KM254, a very scarce trio including: Year 2, nice AVF, Year 3, Fine with small planchet flaws, and Year 8, Fine but heavily corroded. From the Lake Pearl Middle Eastern Collection."

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specifications'': 6.2 g, 0.8330 silver.

''Catalog reference'': KM 254.

''[[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 1277(4) 4 para]]
* [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 10 para KM-241]] bronze
* [[Egypt AH 1277(3) 20 para]]
* [[Egypt AH 1277(6) 20 para]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1862]]
* return to coins of [[Egypt]]

[[Category:Lake Pearl Middle Eastern Collection]]

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 ''Link to:''
 * [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 4 para]]
 * [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 10 para KM-241]] bronze
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1862]]
 * return to coins of [[Egypt]]

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 [[Image:EG_1277yr3_5qirsh_HA-lot13292-9Sep2004-USD126-obv.jpg|300px|thumb|Heritage sale 357, lot 13292]]
 [[Image:EG_1277yr3_5qirsh_HA-lot13292-9Sep2004-USD126-rev.jpg|300px|thumb|Courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]]
-The coin shown is a 5 qirsh, composition silver, from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz. 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 1277 year 3, which translates to about 1862 AD. Uslu<sup>[1]</sup> lists this issue as extremely rare.
+The coin shown is a 5 qirsh, composition silver, from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz. 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 1277 year 3, which translates to about 1862 AD. Uslu<sup>[1]</sup> lists this issue as extremely rare.
 The coin pictured was part of lot 13292 and sold on Sept 9, 2004 at the 2004 September (HWCA) Signature Sale #357 by Heritage Auctions for $126. The catalog description noted, "Abdul Aziz 5 Piastres 1277AH, KM254, a very scarce trio including: Year 2, nice AVF, Year 3, Fine with small planchet flaws, and Year 8, Fine but heavily corroded. From the Lake Pearl Middle Eastern Collection."

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 * [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 10 para KM-241]] bronze
 * [[Egypt AH 1277(3) 20 para]]
-* [[Egypt AH 1277(6) 20 para]]
+* [[Egypt AH 1277(6) 20 para KM-244|AH 1277(6) bronze 20 para]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1862]]
 * return to coins of [[Egypt]]

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 ''Recorded mintage'': unknown.
-''Specifications'': 6.2 g, 0.8330 silver.
+''Specification'': 6.2 g, 0.8330 silver.
 ''Catalog reference'': KM 254.