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Qirsh - Mahmud II
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire (Egypt) |
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| Year | 1834-1835 |
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| Value | 1 Qirsh (0.01) |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the elaborate tughra of Sultan Mahmud II, the imperial Ottoman calligraphic monogram rendered in raised relief with characteristic interlocking loops and vertical strokes. The tughra is surrounded by a wreath of stylized floral and foliate branches terminating in star-like rosettes, interspersed with small pellets arranged in a circular border. The overall composition is enclosed within a plain raised rim with a dotted inner border. |
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| Obverse lettering | طغراء محمود الثاني |
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Mahmud II's Egyptian coinage of this period reflects the administrative chaos following the Ottoman-Egyptian conflict with Muhammad Ali, who by the 1830s effectively controlled Egypt as a semi-autonomous ruler while nominally striking coins in the sultan's name. The 1834–35 dating places this issue in the aftermath of the Convention of Kütahya, which temporarily resolved hostilities but left the political relationship between Istanbul and Cairo deeply unresolved. Egyptian mints under Muhammad Ali's control operated with considerable independence from Ottoman standards during these years.