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Zeri Mahbub - Abdul Hamid I
| Issuer | Egypt |
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| Year | 1778 |
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| Value | 1 Zari Maḥbūb (7⁄2) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | 1187 (1778) 2 |
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The Zeri Mahbub was Egypt's workhorse gold denomination under Ottoman administration, used heavily in trade and tax payment throughout the province. Abdul Hamid I's reign coincided with mounting Ottoman military pressure on multiple fronts — the disastrous war with Russia had concluded in 1774 with the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, stripping the empire of Crimea and forcing fiscal retrenchment across provincial mints including Misr.
Egyptian-struck Ottoman gold of this period frequently shows irregular flan preparation, a known characteristic of the Misr mint rather than a strike deficiency.