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[[Image:EG_1277yr5_10para-rev (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]] | [[Image:EG_1277yr5_10para-rev (2).JPG|300px|thumb|from the Ma’adi Collection]] | ||
| − | The coin shown is a copper ten para 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 10. The reverse carries the | + | The coin shown is a copper ten para 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 10. 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. | ''Recorded mintage'': unknown. | ||
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| − | * [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 4 para]] | + | * [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 10 para KM-241|AH 1277(4) bronze 10 para]] |
| − | * [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 10 para KM-243]] | + | * [[Egypt AH 1277(4) 10 para KM-243|AH 1277(4) silver 10 para]] |
| − | * [[Egypt AH 1277(6) 10 para KM- | + | * [[Egypt AH 1277(5) 10 para KM-243|AH 1277(5) silver 10 para]] |
| − | * [[Egypt AH 1277(6) 10 para]] | + | * [[Egypt AH 1277(5) 20 para KM-247|AH 1277(5) silver 20 para]] |
| + | * [[Egypt AH 1277(5) 1 qirsh|AH 1277(5) qirsh]] | ||
| + | * [[Egypt AH 1277(5) 100 qirsh|AH 1277(5) 100 qirsh]] | ||
| + | * [[Egypt AH 1277(6) 10 para KM-241|AH 1277(6) bronze 10 para]] | ||
| + | * [[Egypt AH 1277(6) 10 para KM-243|AH 1277(6) silver 10 para]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1864]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1864]] | ||
* 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 16:36, 21 January 2026
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The coin shown is a copper ten para 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 10. 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[1] lists this issue as common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.5 g, copper, 30 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 241.
- 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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