5 Qirush    (sold for $44.0)

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1894, Egypt, Sultan Abdul Hamid II. Beautiful Silver 5 Qirsh Coin. AU+

Condition: Toned AU+
Denomination: 5 Qirsh
Mint Date: 1894 (1393AH + 20)
Reference: KM-294. (20th Regnal year)
Mint Place: Berlin (W for the chief engraver: Emil Weigrand)
Material: Silver (.833)
Diameter: 26mm
Weight: 6.96gm

Obverse: Tughra (state seal) of Abdul Hamid II above denomination numeral (5). Roses in right field.
Comment: Crossed torches and wreath or roses below, stars above!

Reverse: Three stars above regnal year (20), mint name (Misr, Egypt) and accession year (1393).

His Imperial Majesty, The Sultan Abdülhamid II, Emperor of the Ottomans, Caliph of the Faithful, (AKA: Abdul Hamid II or Abd Al-Hamid II Khan Ghazi), (Turkish: Ikinci Abdülhamit) (21/22 September 1842 – 10 February 1918) was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He oversaw a period of decline in the power and extent of the Empire, ruling from 31 August 1876 until he was deposed on 27 April 1909. Abdülhamid II was the last Ottoman Sultan to rule with absolute power.

Known to some as the Ulu Hakan ("Great Khan"), he is also known in the West as "The Red Sultan" (Kizil Sultan). His deposition following the Young Turk Revolution was hailed by most Ottoman citizens, who welcomed the return to constitutional rule.

Abdülhamid commissioned thousands of photographs of his empire. Fearful of assassination, he did not travel often (though still more than many previous rulers) and photographs provided visual evidence of what was taking place in his realm. The Sultan presented large gift albums of photographs to various governments and heads of state, including the United States (William Allen, "The Abdul Hamid II Collection," History of Photography eight (1984): 119-45.) and Great Britain (M. I. Waley and British Library, "Sultan Abdulhamid II Early Turkish Photographs in 51 Albums from the British Library on Microfiche" (Zug, Switzerland: IDC, 1987). The American collection is housed in the Library of Congress and has been digitized. *Ottoman Empire photographs at the Library of Congress.

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This coin has been sold for   $44.0

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Posted by: anonymous
2014-01-29
Coin Group
 Denomination: 5 Qirush
 Metal: Silver
 State: Arab Republic of Egypt (1953 - )
 Catalog reference:
  KM-294
 
Description:   English
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