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Maker(s):

‘Abd al-Majid (1823-61); ruler
Muhammad Bey (1856-59); ruler; struck in the name of
Misr; mint
Egypt; mint

Name(s):

5 Para; denomination
Islamic; Series
Ottoman; subseries

Date:

1839 — 1840
AH 1255/yr. 1

Production
Place (legacy):

Egypt, mint, region

Material:

copper

Dimension(s):

image(height), 21, mm
image(width), 21, mm
die axis, 340, degrees
weight, 5.79, g

Acquisition:

loan; 1937-08-11; Trinity College, Cambridge

Inscription(s):

design; obverse; Toughra, 5 below, reeded border.
design; reverse; Legend in reeded border.

Alternative
Number(s):

catalogue; 2657
ordering; IS-2622

Documentation:

Accession:

Object Number: CM.TR.158-R
(Coins and Medals)
(record id: 104572; input: 2004-08-05; modified: 2013-03-25)

Permanent
Identifier:

http://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/104572