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10 Qirsh from Egypt of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II, Regnal Year 10 [=1884]

Also known as: 10 qirsh uit Egypte van de Ottomaanse sultan Abdul Hamid II, regeringsjaar 10 [=1884]

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1884

Silver coin. Obverse: between two holders tied together with a bow, from which branches emerge, above which are seven stars, tughra with a sprig with leaves to its right. Below the tughra in two lines the value indication: 10 qirsh. Below the bow the letter: W [=engraver Weigand]. Reverse: within two tied branches, above which are three stars, three-line inscription in Arabic letters with mint place indication: Misr [=Egypt]. At the top of the inscription regnal year: 10. Below the mint place indication accession year: 1293 [=1875]. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5055; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.8 cm x weight 13.69 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal)
Technique
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
diameter 3,8 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 13,69 g · diameter 3.8 cm x weight 13.69 g
Measurements
diameter 3.8 cm x weight 13.69 g

Design

Obverse
between two holders tied together with a bow, from which branches emerge, above which are seven stars, tughra with a sprig with leaves to its right. Below the tughra in two lines the value indication: 10 qirsh. Below the bow the letter: W [=engraver Weigand].
Reverse
within two tied branches, above which are three stars, three-line inscription in Arabic letters with mint place indication: Misr [=Egypt]. At the top of the inscription regnal year: 10. Below the mint place indication accession year: 1293 [=1875]. Milled edge.

Identification

Original title
10 qirsh uit Egypte van de Ottomaanse sultan Abdul Hamid II, regeringsjaar 10 [=1884]
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
KOG-MP-1-5055
Museum classification
coin

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