Qirsh from Egypt of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II, regnal year 10 [= 1884]
Also known as: Qirsh uit Egypte van de Ottomaanse sultan Abdul Hamid II, regeringsjaar 10 [=1884]
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1884
Silver coin. Obverse: between two tied holders from which branches emerge, above which are seven stars, tughra with a twig with leaves to its right. Below the tughra in two lines, value indication: 1 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 indication: Misr [= Egypt]. At the top of the inscription, regnal year: 10. Below the mint indication, accession year: 1293 [= 1875]. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5056; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.6 cm x weight 1.36 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 1,6 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 1,36 g · diameter 1.6 cm x weight 1.36 g
- Measurements
- diameter 1.6 cm x weight 1.36 g
Design
- Obverse
- between two tied holders from which branches emerge, above which are seven stars, tughra with a twig with leaves to its right. Below the tughra in two lines, value indication: 1 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 indication: Misr [= Egypt]. At the top of the inscription, regnal year: 10. Below the mint indication, accession year: 1293 [= 1875]. Milled edge.
Identification
- Original title
- Qirsh uit Egypte van de Ottomaanse sultan Abdul Hamid II, regeringsjaar 10 [=1884]
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-5056
- Museum classification
- coin
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