Egypt AH 1277(5) 20 para - Revision history

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

2026-01-21T23:37:18Z

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"

2026-01-19T21:51:25Z

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

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

2025-10-09T23:24:28Z

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

Pastakhov: This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Egypt_AH_1277%285%29_20_para

2021-01-12T15:59:03Z

This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Egypt_AH_1277%285%29_20_para

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[[Image:EG_1277yr5_20para-obv.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]]
[[Image:EG_1277yr5_20para-rev.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]]
The coin shown is a 20 para, composition copper, from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz. It was struck at the Paris 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 20. 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 5, which translates to about 1864 AD. Uslu<sup>[1]</sup> lists this issue as common.

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specifications'': 12.5 g, copper, 32 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference'': KM 244.

''[[Bibliography|Sources]]'':
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Valentine, W.H., ''Modern Copper Coins of the Muhammadan States,'' London: Spink and Sons, 1911.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. ''Ottoman Empire Coins,'' Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.

''Link to:''
* [[Egypt AH1279 20 Para KM-Pn12]]
* [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 4 para]]
* [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 10 para KM-241]]
* [[Egypt AH 1277(6) 20 para]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1864]]
* return to coins of [[Egypt]]

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

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 [[Image:EG_1277yr5_20para-obv.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]]
 [[Image:EG_1277yr5_20para-rev.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]]
-The coin shown is a 20 para, composition copper, from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz. It was struck at the Paris 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 20. 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 5, which translates to about 1864 AD. Uslu<sup>[1]</sup> lists this issue as common.
+The coin shown is a 20 para, composition copper, from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz. It was struck at the Paris 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 20. 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 5, which translates to about 1864 AD. Uslu<sup>[1]</sup> lists this issue as common.
 ''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

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 * [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 4 para]]
 * [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 10 para KM-241]]
-* [[Egypt AH 1277(6) 20 para]]
+* [[Egypt AH 1277(6) 20 para KM-244|AH 1277(6) bronze 20 para]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1864]]
 * return to coins of [[Egypt]]
 [[Category:Selections from the Ma'adi Collection]]

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 ''Recorded mintage'': unknown.
-''Specifications'': 12.5 g, copper, 32 mm diameter.
+''Specification'': 12.5 g, copper, 32 mm diameter.
 ''Catalog reference'': KM 244.