View source for Egypt AH 1255(16) 5 qirsh (gold)

[[Image:EG 1255yr16 5qirsh kunker-lot137-13Dec2011-USD181.jpg|550px|thumb|Kunker lot 137]]

The coin shown is a gold five qirsh from the reign of Sultan Abdul Mejid. It was struck at the Cairo Mint. The obverse bears the toughra, or signature, of the sultan, with the denomination written below (abbreviated as the letter 'sh' for qirsh) with the number 5 above. A crude floral design sits right of the toughra. The reverse carries the ascension date and the text ''minted in Misr'' (''Misr'' is Arabic for [[Egypt]]). The date is written as AH 1255 year 16, which translates to about 1853 AD. Uslu<sup>[1]</sup> lists this issue as very rare. 

''Recorded mintage'': unknown. 

''Specifications'': 0.427 g, 0.875 fine gold. 

''Catalog reference'': Fr-9, KM 230. 

''[[Bibliography|Sources]]'': 
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. ''Ottoman Empire Coins,'' Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.

''Link to:''
* [[Egypt AH 1255(15) 5 para|AH 1255(15) 5 para]]
* [[Egypt AH 1255(15) 10 para|AH 1255(15) 10 para]]
* [[Egypt AH 1255(16) 10 qirsh|AH 1255(16) 10 qirsh]]
* [[Egypt AH 1255(16) 100 qirsh|AH 1255(16) 100 qirsh]]
* [[Egypt AH 1255(19) 5 qirsh (gold)|AH 1255(19) gold 5 qirsh]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1853]]
* return to coins of [[Egypt]]

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