I've been searching all over Numista to find this coin, but so far I haven't succeeded. Anyone knows what coin this is? I first thought of an Ottoman coin because of that oil lamp on the back, and then I thought of a 1930's Egyptian 5 piastre, but that also isn't right. I'd love to hear your thoughts about it.
A picture to help you guys identifying it:
I believe the date is 1876/1877...
"For by telling them of many things without teaching them you will make them seem to know much, while for the most part they know nothing"
-Plato
Thank you for your reply! Very silly of me that I didn't take notice of the other currency periods of Egypt, otherwise I'd have probably found it myself!
"For by telling them of many things without teaching them you will make them seem to know much, while for the most part they know nothing"
-Plato
Verweis : kommodoreWell i can easily read the islamic date so i found it in like 3 seconds.
Haha, one of those very useful things you learn while collecting coins!
I have a question though, because when I was looking more closely to that page, I discovered really weird denominations like 2/10 Qirsh, 5/10 Qirsh and so on. shouldn't that be more like 2 and 5 Millièmes, according to this page?: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_pound
"For by telling them of many things without teaching them you will make them seem to know much, while for the most part they know nothing"
-Plato