Catalog
10 Qirsh
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1834-1835 |
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| Weight | 0.8 g |
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| Obverse script | Arabic (tughra) |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing three lines of Arabic naskh script arranged horizontally, reading the regnal year '29' at the top, the mint name 'Misr' (Egypt) in the middle, and the accession year '1223' (AH) at the bottom. The inscriptions are enclosed within a prominent raised floral and foliate wreath border consistent in style with the obverse, creating a unified decorative frame around the legend. |
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Egypt's coinage in the early 1830s was effectively the coinage of Muhammad Ali Pasha's personal ambitions. Having broken Ottoman financial control in practice if not in law, he established the Bulaq Mint in Cairo and began issuing a reformed currency series in 1834 — the first coherent Egyptian monetary system in the modern sense. The 10 Qirsh in gold sat near the top of this inaugural hierarchy.
Bulaq production of this type was limited and brief. The .875 fineness was a deliberate departure from earlier debased issues circulating in the region.