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The coin shown is a gold five qirsh from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz. It was struck at the Cairo Mint. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan. Below the toughra is the denomination (qirsh), abbreviated as 'sh', with the number 5 above. 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 8, which translates to about 1867 AD. Uslu[2] lists this issue as rare.  
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The coin shown is a gold five qirsh from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz. It was struck at the Cairo Mint. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan. Below the toughra is the denomination (qirsh), abbreviated as 'sh', with the number 5 above. 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 8, which translates to about 1867 AD. Uslu[2] lists this issue as rare.  
  
 
The coin pictured was lot 1525 in auction #403 by Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. (Frankfurt, April 2011), where it sold for approximately $240. The catalog description noted, "''Ägypten ´Abd al-Aziz, 1861-1876 5 Piaster 1277 H, Jahr 8, Misr. Vorzüglich'' (Egypt, Sultan Abdul Aziz (1861-76) five piastres of 1277, year 8. Extremely Fine.)"
 
The coin pictured was lot 1525 in auction #403 by Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. (Frankfurt, April 2011), where it sold for approximately $240. The catalog description noted, "''Ägypten ´Abd al-Aziz, 1861-1876 5 Piaster 1277 H, Jahr 8, Misr. Vorzüglich'' (Egypt, Sultan Abdul Aziz (1861-76) five piastres of 1277, year 8. Extremely Fine.)"
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* [[Egypt AH 1277(8) 1 qirsh]]
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* [[Egypt AH 1277(8) 2 1/2 qirsh|AH 1277(8) 2½ qirsh]]
 
* [[Egypt AH 1277(8) 5 qirsh|AH 1277(8) silver 5 qirsh]]
 
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* [[Egypt AH 1277(8) 500 qirsh|AH 1277(8) 500 qirsh]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1867]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1867]]
 
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[[Category: Gold coins of Africa]]

Latest revision as of 17:28, 29 January 2026

Courtesy Dr. Busso Peus Nachf.
Courtesy Dr. Busso Peus Nachf.

The coin shown is a gold five qirsh from the reign of Sultan Abdul Aziz. It was struck at the Cairo Mint. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan. Below the toughra is the denomination (qirsh), abbreviated as 'sh', with the number 5 above. 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 8, which translates to about 1867 AD. Uslu[2] lists this issue as rare.

The coin pictured was lot 1525 in auction #403 by Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. (Frankfurt, April 2011), where it sold for approximately $240. The catalog description noted, "Ägypten ´Abd al-Aziz, 1861-1876 5 Piaster 1277 H, Jahr 8, Misr. Vorzüglich (Egypt, Sultan Abdul Aziz (1861-76) five piastres of 1277, year 8. Extremely Fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: .427 g, 0.875 fine gold, 0.012 oz AGW, this specimen 0.41 grams.

Catalog reference: KM 255, S. 1581, Fr-86 (formerly Fr-15).

Sources:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [2]Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay, Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.

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