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5 Para - Abdulmecid I
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1839-1844 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The elaborate calligraphic tughra of Sultan Abdulmecid I occupies the central field, rendered in raised relief with characteristic interlocking loops, vertical shafts, and sweeping baseline typical of Ottoman imperial monograms. The numeral denoting the denomination appears below the tughra in Arabic script. The coin is bordered by a toothed or dentilated rim encircling the entire design. |
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| Reverse lettering | ٥ ضرب في مصر ١٢٥٥ (Translation: 5 Struck in Egypt 1255) |
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| Mintage | 1255 (1839) ١ - ١٢٥٥ - 1255 (1840) ٢ - ١٢٥٥ - 1255 (1841) ٣ - ١٢٥٥ - 1255 (1842) ٤ - ١٢٥٥ - 1255 (1843) ٥ - ١٢٥٥ - 1255 (1844) ٦ - ١٢٥٥ - |
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