Egypt AH 1255(9) 100 qirsh
The coin shown is a gold hundred 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, with the denomination written below (abbreviated as the letter 'sh' for qirsh) with the number 100 above. A crude floral design sits right of the toughra. The reverse carries the ascension date and the text minted in Misr (Misr is Arabic for Egypt). The date is written as AH 1255 year 9, which translates to about 1846 AD. Uslu[1] lists this issue as very rare.
The example shown was sold as lot 118 on Dec 13, 2011 at the Kunker Auction #199 in Osnabrück, Germany, for 460 euros. The catalog description reads:
"OSMANISCHE MÜNZEN Münzen nach der Münzreform von 1845 Goldprägungen der Münzstätte Misr (Kairo) 100 Kurush 1255 H., 9, Misr (Kairo). GOLD. R Vorzüglich (Ottoman coins of the reform of 1845, Cairo mint. Gold hundred qirsh, AH 1255, year 9, extremely fine.)"
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 8.544 g, 0.875 fine gold, 0.2404 AGW, this specimen 8.55 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-73 (formerly Fr-5), KM 235.2; Ölcer 31.309; Pere. 881.
- 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.
- [1]Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
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