Catalog
20 Para - Mahmud II
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1814-1817 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#178, Kahnt/Schön#36 |
| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the elaborate calligraphic tughra of Sultan Mahmud II, rendered in the traditional Ottoman monogram style with interlocking loops and vertical strokes. The denomination numeral '٢٠' (20 Para) appears below the tughra in Arabic script. The coin's edge shows a milled border. The overall design is characteristic of early 19th-century Ottoman provincial coinage struck for Egypt. |
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| Obverse lettering | ٢٠ پ (Translation: 20 Para) |
| Reverse description | Central field bears a two-line Arabic inscription reading 'Duriba Misr' (Struck in Egypt), with the regnal year '١٢٢٣' (1223 AH) displayed prominently below. Above the mint name, the regnal year suffix (ranging from ٢٩ to ٣٢, indicating years 29 through 32 of Mahmud II's reign) appears at the top of the field. The milled border frames the reverse design. The inscription style is characteristic of Ottoman provincial mint issues. |
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