Egypt coins

Egypt is a transcontinental country in north eastern Africa and the western tip of Asia. The area has one of the longest histories of mankind, with evidence of an agricultural culture dating back to 10,000 BC. Read more

• Akçe (1327-1687)
• Qirsh (1617-1834)
• Kuruş (1688-1844)
• Pound (1834-date)

Egypt - Akçe (1327-1687)

See also: Ottoman Empire, Darfur

Sultani - Suleiman
926-943 (1520-1537)
Gold – 3.38 g – ø 18 mm

Sultani - Selim II
974 (1567)
Gold – 3.36 g – ø 19 mm

Sultani - Murad III
982 (1575)
Gold – 3.3 g – ø 21 mm

Sultani - Mehmed III
1003 (1595)
Gold – 3.45 g – ø 21 mm
KM# 6

Sultani - Ahmed I
1012-1014 (1604-1606)
Gold – 3.5 g – ø 20.5 mm

Egypt - Qirsh (1617-1834)

40 para = 1 piastre/qirsh

See also: Ottoman Empire, Darfur

Para - Ahmed III
1115 (1704)
Silver – ø 16 mm
KM# 69

Zeri Mahbub - Mahmud I
1143 (1731)
Gold – ø 20 mm
KM# 88

Para - Mustafa III
1171 (1758)
Silver – ø 15.5 mm
KM# 101

Para - Ali Bey
1171 (1758)
Billon – 0.35 g – ø 15 mm
KM# 113

Para (Selim III, French occupation)
1203 (1789)
Billon – 0.22 g – ø 16 mm
KM# 145

½ Altin - Ahmed III
1115 (1704)
Gold – 1.7 g – ø 9.5 mm
KM# 71

20 Para - Mahmud II
1223 (1808-1817)
Billon – 5.6 g – ø 27 mm
KM# 174

20 Para - Mahmud II
1223 (1808)
Billon – 1.4 g – ø 22 mm
KM# 176

1 Qirsh - Mahmud II
1223 (1810-1814)
Billon – 7 g
KM# 179.2

Egypt - Kuruş (1688-1844)

3 akçe = 1 para • 40 para = 1 kuruş

See also: Ottoman Empire, Darfur

Medin- Mahmud I
1143 (1731)
Silver (.465) – 0.5 g – ø 15 mm
KM# 82.1

1 Para - Abdul Hamid I
1187 (1774-1788)
Billon – 0.30 g – ø 16 mm
KM# 121

1 Para - Mahmud II
1223 (1808-1831)
Silver – 0.28 g – ø 13 mm
KM# 161

5 Para - Mahmud II
1223 (1835-1838)
Copper – 6.2 g – ø 20 mm
KM# 169

5 Para - Abdulmecid I
1255 (1839-1844)
Copper – 6 g – ø 20.6 mm
KM# 222

10 Para - Abdulmecid I
1255 (1839-1860)
Silver (.833) – 0.37 g – ø 14.4 mm
KM# 225

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