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[[Image:EG_1223yr32_5para-obv.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]] | [[Image:EG_1223yr32_5para-obv.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]] | ||
[[Image:EG_1223yr32_5para-rev.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]] | [[Image:EG_1223yr32_5para-rev.JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]] | ||
| − | The coin shown is a copper five para from the reign of Sultan Mahmud II. 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 5. The reverse carries the | + | The coin shown is a copper five para from the reign of Sultan Mahmud II. 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 5. The reverse carries the accession date and the text ''minted in Misr'' (Misr is Arabic for Egypt). The date is written as AH 1223 year 32, which translates to about 1838 AD. This was one of the first series to be struck on milled planchets. |
''Recorded mintage'': unknown. | ''Recorded mintage'': unknown. | ||
| − | '' | + | ''Specification'': copper. |
''Catalog reference'': KM 169. | ''Catalog reference'': KM 169. | ||
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* [[Egypt AH 1223(29) 5 para]] | * [[Egypt AH 1223(29) 5 para]] | ||
* [[Egypt AH 1223(28) qirsh KM-182]] | * [[Egypt AH 1223(28) qirsh KM-182]] | ||
| − | * [[Egypt AH 1223(31) qirsh | + | * [[Egypt AH 1223(31) qirsh]] |
| + | * [[Egypt AH 1223(32) 20 qirsh Fr-69|AH 1223(32) gold 20 qirsh]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1838]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1838]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Egypt]] | * return to coins of [[Egypt]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from the Ma'adi Collection]] | [[Category:Selections from the Ma'adi Collection]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:37, 21 January 2026
The coin shown is a copper five para from the reign of Sultan Mahmud II. 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 5. The reverse carries the accession date and the text minted in Misr (Misr is Arabic for Egypt). The date is written as AH 1223 year 32, which translates to about 1838 AD. This was one of the first series to be struck on milled planchets.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: KM 169.
- 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.
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