1 Qirsh - Mahmud II

Obverse description	Central field dominated by the elaborate imperial tughra of Sultan Mahmud II, rendered in flowing calligraphic relief with characteristic serifs and looping strokes. The tughra occupies the majority of the flan and is set within a plain inner border. Below the tughra, the regnal year appears in Arabic numerals. The entire design is enclosed by a beaded or dotted outer border running along the coin's periphery. The coin exhibits a heavily worn and pitted billon surface consistent with active circulation.
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Reverse description	The reverse field bears a multi-line Arabic epigraphic legend arranged in horizontal registers within a decorative cartouche or frame. The inscription proclaims the sultan's titles in Ottoman Turkish rendered in Arabic script, identifying him as sovereign of the two lands and two seas, son of the sultan. A dotted or beaded border frames the entire composition along the rim. The relief is low and the legends are partially worn, consistent with the coin's circulated billon composition. The overall layout follows the standard typology of early nineteenth-century Ottoman Egyptian provincial coinage.
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Mintage	1223 (1812) - ٥-١٢٢٣
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