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| − | The coin shown is a silver one 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. Below the toughra is the denomination (qirsh), abbreviated as 'sh', with the number 1 above. The reverse carries the | + | The coin shown is a silver one 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. Below the toughra is the denomination (qirsh), abbreviated as 'sh', with the number 1 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 4, which translates to about 1842 AD. Uslu<sup>[1]</sup> lists this date as very rare. |
The coin pictured was lot 74216 in a Heritage Auction Galleries sale of June 4, 2007. The catalog description noted, "Abdul Mejid Kurush (Piastre) 1255/4, nice toned UNC, scarce." | The coin pictured was lot 74216 in a Heritage Auction Galleries sale of June 4, 2007. The catalog description noted, "Abdul Mejid Kurush (Piastre) 1255/4, nice toned UNC, scarce." | ||
Latest revision as of 16:37, 21 January 2026
The coin shown is a silver one 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. Below the toughra is the denomination (qirsh), abbreviated as 'sh', with the number 1 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 4, which translates to about 1842 AD. Uslu[1] lists this date as very rare.
The coin pictured was lot 74216 in a Heritage Auction Galleries sale of June 4, 2007. The catalog description noted, "Abdul Mejid Kurush (Piastre) 1255/4, nice toned UNC, scarce."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.42 g, 0.833 silver.
Catalog reference: KM 228.
- 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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