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| − | The coin shown is a silver five qirsh from the reign of Sultan Abdul Mejid. It was struck at the Cairo Mint. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan. Flower to the right of the toughra. Below the toughra is the denomination (qirsh), abbreviated as 'sh', with the number five above. The reverse carries the | + | The coin shown is a silver five qirsh from the reign of Sultan Abdul Mejid. It was struck at the Cairo Mint. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan. Flower to the right of the toughra. Below the toughra is the denomination (qirsh), abbreviated as 'sh', with the number five above. The reverse carries the accession date and the text ''minted in Misr'' (''Misr'' is Arabic for Egypt). The date is written as AH 1255 year 5, which translates to about 1843 AD. Uslu<sup>[1]</sup> lists this date as very rare. The coin pictured was lot 21645 in a Heritage Auction Galleries sale of January 8, 2005. The catalog description noted, "Abdul Mejid 5 Piastres 1255AH Year 5, choice toned XF+, boldly struck and very attractive. Very rare grade." |
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| − | The coin pictured was lot 21645 in a Heritage Auction Galleries sale of January 8, 2005. The catalog description noted, "Abdul Mejid 5 Piastres 1255AH Year 5, choice toned XF+, boldly struck and very attractive. Very rare grade." | ||
''Recorded mintage'': unknown. | ''Recorded mintage'': unknown. | ||
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* [[Egypt AH 1255(4) 5 qirsh]] | * [[Egypt AH 1255(4) 5 qirsh]] | ||
| + | * [[Egypt AH 1255(5) 1 para|AH 1255(5) para]] | ||
| + | * [[Egypt AH 1255(5) 5 para|AH 1255(5) 5 para]] | ||
* [[Egypt AH 1255(5) 10 para|AH 1255(5) silver 10 para]] | * [[Egypt AH 1255(5) 10 para|AH 1255(5) silver 10 para]] | ||
| − | * [[Egypt AH 1255(5) 10 qirsh]] | + | * [[Egypt AH 1255(5) 1 qirsh|AH 1255(5) qirsh]] |
| − | * [[Egypt AH 1255(5) 50 qirsh]] | + | * [[Egypt AH 1255(5) 10 qirsh|AH 1255(5) 10 qirsch]] |
| − | * [[Egypt AH 1255(5) 100 qirsh]] | + | * [[Egypt AH 1255(5) 50 qirsh|AH 1255(5) 50 qirsh]] |
| + | * [[Egypt AH 1255(5) 100 qirsh|AH 1255(5) 100 qirsh]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1843]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1843]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Egypt]] | * return to coins of [[Egypt]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:37, 21 January 2026
The coin shown is a silver five qirsh from the reign of Sultan Abdul Mejid. It was struck at the Cairo Mint. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan. Flower to the right of the toughra. Below the toughra is the denomination (qirsh), abbreviated as 'sh', with the number five above. The reverse carries the accession date and the text minted in Misr (Misr is Arabic for Egypt). The date is written as AH 1255 year 5, which translates to about 1843 AD. Uslu[1] lists this date as very rare. The coin pictured was lot 21645 in a Heritage Auction Galleries sale of January 8, 2005. The catalog description noted, "Abdul Mejid 5 Piastres 1255AH Year 5, choice toned XF+, boldly struck and very attractive. Very rare grade."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7 g, 25 mm diameter, 0.833 silver.
Catalog reference: KM 229.
- 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.
- [1]Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
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