Egypt AH 1277(4) 2 1/2 qirsh - Revision history

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

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[[Image:EG_1277yr4_2halfqirsh-obv (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]]
[[Image:EG_1277yr4_2halfqirsh-rev (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]]
The coin shown is a silver 2½ qirsh from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan. Below the toughra is the denomination (qirsh), abbreviated as 'sh', with the number 2 above, followed by a symbol denoting '1/2'. 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 4, which translates to about 1863 AD. Uslu<sup>[1]</sup> lists this issue as rare. It is known as 'Parisi', since qirshes without the floral pattern to the right of the toughra were minted in Paris. Another variety of this year has the number '4' in retrograde.

''Recorded mintage'': 3,803,000.

''Specifications'': 3.05 g, 25 mm diameter, 83.3% silver.

''Catalog reference'': KM 251.

''[[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.
* Valentine, W.H., ''Modern Copper Coins of the Muhammadan States,'' London: Spink and Sons, 1911.

''Link to:''
* [[Egypt AH 1255(19) 20 para]]
* [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 4 para]]
* [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 10 para KM-241]] bronze
* [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 10 para KM-243]] silver
* [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 10 qirsh]]
* [[Egypt AH 1277(5) 10 para]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1863]]
* return to coins of [[Egypt]]

[[Category:Selections from the Ma'adi Collection]]

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 * [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 5 qirsh|AH 1277(4) 5 qirsh]]
 * [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 10 qirsh|AH 1277(4) 10 qirsh]]
 * [[Egypt AH 1277(5) 10 para KM-241]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1863]]

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 ''Link to:''
 * [[Egypt AH 1255(19) 20 para]]
-* [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 4 para||AH 1277(4) 4 para]]
+* [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 4 para|AH 1277(4) 4 para]]
 * [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 10 para KM-241|AH 1277(4) bronze 10 para]]
 * [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 10 para KM-243|AH 1277(4) silver 10 para]]

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 * [[Egypt AH1279 20 Para KM-Pn12|AH 1279 20 para pattern]]
 * [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 20 para KM-244|AH 1277(4) bronze 20 para]]
 * [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 1 qirsh|AH 1277(4) qirsh]]
 * [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 5 qirsh|AH 1277(4) 5 qirsh]]

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 [[Image:EG_1277yr4_2halfqirsh-obv (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]]
 [[Image:EG_1277yr4_2halfqirsh-rev (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]]
-The coin shown is a silver 2½ qirsh from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan. Below the toughra is the denomination (qirsh), abbreviated as 'sh', with the number 2 above, followed by a symbol denoting '1/2'. 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 4, which translates to about 1863 AD. Uslu<sup>[1]</sup> lists this issue as rare. It is known as 'Parisi', since qirshes without the floral pattern to the right of the toughra were minted in Paris. Another variety of this year has the number '4' in retrograde.
+The coin shown is a silver 2½ qirsh from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan. Below the toughra is the denomination (qirsh), abbreviated as 'sh', with the number 2 above, followed by a symbol denoting '1/2'. 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 4, which translates to about 1863 AD. Uslu<sup>[1]</sup> lists this issue as rare. It is known as 'Parisi', since qirshes without the floral pattern to the right of the toughra were minted in Paris. Another variety of this year has the number '4' in retrograde.
 ''Recorded mintage'': 3,803,000.

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 ''Recorded mintage'': 3,803,000.
-''Specifications'': 3.05 g, 25 mm diameter, 83.3% silver.
+''Specification'': 3.05 g, 25 mm diameter, 83.3% silver.
 ''Catalog reference'': KM 251.