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5 Qirsh - Abdul Hamid II
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1889-1908 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the ornate tughra of Sultan Abdul Hamid II, rendered in fine calligraphic relief with characteristic looped and scrolled strokes. A floral rosette ornament appears to the upper right of the tughra. The denomination numeral ٥ (5) is inscribed below the tughra in Arabic script, with the abbreviated designation for Qirsh alongside. The design occupies most of the flat, unadorned field, consistent with Ottoman imperial coinage conventions. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Egypt's gold coinage of this period was struck under Ottoman suzerainty but effectively under British financial control following the 1882 occupation — an arrangement that made the khedival mint a peculiar hybrid of two competing imperial bureaucracies. The tiny fractional gold denominations like this piece saw limited actual circulation; gold of any weight was hoarded almost immediately upon issue in the Delta markets.
KM#298 spans a nineteen-year production window across multiple regnal years, and date-specific mintages vary considerably.