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Added on: 25-Dec-2007

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Description:
Egypt (Ottoman Empire), 1/10 qirsh, Cu-Ni, ascension date 1293, year 21.

Africa

Egypt

UNC (Uncirculated)

1313

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Comments:

Author - Ulysses
Comment: Dear Sir or Madam, you made a mistake in reading the date of this coin for it is 1293 AH (Islamic Year) instead of 1313, easy to confuse the 3 with 2 and 1 with 9 in this system then you have to conve
Date: 29-Mar-2008

Author - Ulysses
Comment: the you will have to convert that dat to AD, this a brilliant Ottoman Coin from Sultan Abdul Hameed struck in the year 21 of his reign in Egypt
Date: 29-Mar-2008

Author - Ulysses
Comment: which translates to 1897 AD, sorry! But you have a great coin! if you ever want to sell tell me ;)
Date: 29-Mar-2008

Author - acanthite
Comment: In fact I did specify in the coin description that the ascension date is 1293, year 21 of reign (=AH 1313). I have done this for all my Egyptian Ottoman coins. This converts to 1895 or 1896 AD. I h
Date: 30-Mar-2008

Author - acanthite
Comment: I have not shown Gregorian dates for any of my Hijri dated coins unless the AD date is specifically included in the coin design. Apologies if this was confusing.
Date: 30-Mar-2008