My Collection
20 Para - Selim III
Country: Egypt (Eyalet)
Denomination: 20 Para = 1/2 Piastre
(0.5 XOTP)
Year: 1203 (1801-1802)
Material: Silver
Weight: 6.158 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 28 mm
Type: Common coin
Catalog list: egypt eyalet
Description:
Obverse
The official seal, or tughra of the monarch [at that time Egypt was a part of the Ottoman Empire so it should be the seal of the Ottoman Sultan Selim III, kindly compare with Selim III's seal on Ottoman 1/2 altin coin KM 520)]
Reverse
13 [13th year of the reign of the monarch (believed to have been the Ottoman Sultan Selim III)] /over/ [?minted?] /over/ msr [Misr is the Arabic name of Egypt] /over/ 1203 [AH, Islamic calendar, first year of monarch's reign. date struck would be 1203 + 13 = 1216, or about 1801 CE/AD give or take due conversion of lunar calendar.]
Related Coins
10 Pounds (Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty)
Country: Egypt (Arab Republic) / Denomination: 10 Pounds
(10 EGP)
Year: 1400 (1980) / Material: Gold (.875)
1 Millieme (large Sphinx with base outlined)
Country: Egypt (Republic) / Denomination: 1 Millième
(0.001 EGP)
Year: 1375-1377 (1956-1958) / Material: Aluminium-bronze
5 Pounds (Export Drive)
Country: Egypt (Arab Republic) / Denomination: 5 Pounds
5 EGP = 0.28 USD
Year: 1410 (1990) / Material: Silver (.720)
100 Pounds (Golden warrior)
Country: Egypt (Arab Republic) / Denomination: 100 Pounds
100 EGP = 5.60 USD
Year: 1988 / Material: Gold (.900)
20 Para - Mahmud II
Country: Egypt (Eyalet / Khedivate) / Denomination: 20 Para
(0.005 EGP)
Year: 1223 (1834-1835) / Material: Silver
5 Pounds (ICPD Cairo)
Country: Egypt (Arab Republic) / Denomination: 5 Pounds
5 EGP = 0.28 USD
Year: 1415 (1994) / Material: Silver (.720)
2 Qirsh / Piastres - Fuad
Country: Egypt (Sultanate) / Denomination: 2 Piastres = 1/50 Pound
(1/50 EGP)
Year: 1338 (1920) / Material: Silver (.833)
10 Milliemes
Country: Egypt (United Arab Republic) / Denomination: 10 Milliemes
(0.010 EGP)
Year: 1377-1386 (1958-1966) / Material: Aluminium-bronze
1 Pound - Farouk (Royal Wedding)
Country: Egypt (Kingdom) / Denomination: 100 Piastres = 1 Pound
(1 EGP)
Year: 1357 (1938) / Material: Gold (.875)
Sultani - Suleiman
Country: Egypt (Eyalet) / Denomination: 1 Sultani
(40)
Year: 926-943 (1520-1537) / Material: Gold