Egypt AH 1293(29) 5/10 qirsh - Revision history

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[[Image:EG_1293yr29_halfqirsh-obv.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]]
[[Image:EG_1293yr29_halfqirsh-rev.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]]
The coin shown is a 5/10 qirsh, composition copper-nickel, from the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan, with the year of issue written below (as in year during the reign of the sultan, in this case year 29). A flower design is to the right of the toughra. The reverse carries peripheral text including the phrase 'minted in Misr'. The large arabic 5 in the center symbolizes the fraction over 10 (5/10, or 1/2). Below this is the ascension year of Sultan Abdul Hamid II, AH 1293. The date of the coin translates to 1903 AD. Uslu<sup>[1]</sup> lists this issue as scarce.

This denomination represents a member of a coinage reform started in 1884 AD. Previous to that date, with a value less than one qirsh were given in the unit 'para'. All fractional qirshes after 1884 were given values directly proportional to one qirsh, e.g. 1/40 qirsh, 1/20 qirsh, 1/10 qirsh, 2/10 qirsh, etc. This suite of denominations was continued until the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, and subsequent loss of influence in [[Egypt]], in 1914 AD.

''Recorded mintage'': 12,000,000.

''Specifications'': copper-nickel.

''Catalog reference'': KM 291.

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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 1293(11) 5/10 qirsh]]
* [[Egypt AH 1293(24) 1/10 qirsh]]
* [[Egypt AH 1293(20-W) 10 qirsh]]
* [[Egypt AH 1293(30) 5/10 qirsh]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1903]]
* return to coins of [[Egypt]]

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

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 ''Recorded mintage'': 12,000,000.
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 ''Catalog reference'': KM 291.

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 * [[Egypt AH 1293(11) 5/10 qirsh]]
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-* [[Egypt AH 1293(20-W) 10 qirsh]]
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 * [[Egypt AH 1293(30) 5/10 qirsh]]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 1903]]

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 The coin shown is a 5/10 qirsh, composition copper-nickel, from the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid II. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan, with the year of issue written below (as in year during the reign of the sultan, in this case year 29). A flower design is to the right of the toughra. The reverse carries peripheral text including the phrase 'minted in Misr'. The large arabic 5 in the center symbolizes the fraction over 10 (5/10, or 1/2). Below this is the ascension year of Sultan Abdul Hamid II, AH 1293. The date of the coin translates to 1903 AD. Uslu<sup>[1]</sup> lists this issue as scarce.
-This denomination represents a member of a coinage reform started in 1884 AD. Previous to that date, with a value less than one qirsh were given in the unit 'para'. All fractional qirshes after 1884 were given values directly proportional to one qirsh, e.g. 1/40 qirsh, 1/20 qirsh, 1/10 qirsh, 2/10 qirsh, etc. This suite of denominations was continued until the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, and subsequent loss of influence in [[Egypt]], in 1914 AD.
+This denomination represents a member of a coinage reform started in 1884 AD. Previous to that date, coins with a value less than one qirsh were given in the unit 'para'. All fractional qirshes after 1884 were given values directly proportional to one qirsh, e.g. 1/40 qirsh, 1/20 qirsh, 1/10 qirsh, 2/10 qirsh, etc. This suite of denominations was continued until the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, and subsequent loss of influence in [[Egypt]], in 1914 AD.
 ''Recorded mintage'': 12,000,000.