20 Para 1864, Bronze. No Flower to the Right of the Tughra [Egypt]

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20 Para 1864, Bronze. No Flower to the Right of the Tughra [Egypt]
  • Country: Egypt
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 11.76 g
  • Name: Bronze. No Flower to the Right of the Tughra
  • Metal: Bronze
  • Composition: Cu-Al-Ni
  • Denomination: 20 Para
  • Currency Unit: Para
  • Orientation: Medal alignment
  • Reference: KM# 244
  • Diameter: 31.5 mm
  • Reverse
    In the central part - an inscription in 3 lines in Ottoman Turkish: "ضرب في مصر", which translates to: "STRUCK IN EGYPT". Below - in Indo-Arabic numerals: "۱۲۷۷" - the year 1277 AH (Islamic calendar) or 1861 AD - the year of the accession of the Ottoman Sultan Abdulaziz. Above - the numeral: "٤" - "4", meaning the 4th year of his reign or 1864 AD. Decorative raised denticles are arranged along the rim.
  • Obverse
    In the central part is depicted a tughra - the personal cipher of the ruler, containing his name and title. Below, in 2 lines, an inscription in Ottoman Turkish: "پ۲٠", which translates to: "20 PARA". Decorative raised denticles are arranged along the rim.

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