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Maker(s):

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

Name(s):

10 Para; denomination
Islamic; Series
Ottoman; subseries

Date:

1853 — 1854
AH 1255/yr. 15

Production
Place(s):

Egypt
Egypt
Egypt

Production
Place (legacy):

Egypt, mint, country

Material:

copper

Dimension(s):

image(height), 29, mm
image(width), 29, mm
die axis, 350, degrees
weight, 12.82, g

Acquisition:

unknown; 1908;

Inscription(s):

design; obverse; Toughra with flower branch r., legend below, reeded border.
design; reverse; Legend circular marginal legend clockwise starting l. below, numeral 10 in the middle, reeded border.

Alternative
Number(s):

catalogue; 2652
ordering; IS-2617

Documentation:

Accession:

Object Number: CM.IS.1278-R
(Coins and Medals)
(record id: 106023; input: 2004-08-05; modified: 2012-01-10)

Permanent
Identifier:

http://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/106023