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Ruler:
‘Abd al-Majid (1823-61)
Ruler:
Muhammad Bey (1856-59)
(Struck in the name of)
Mint:
Qustantiniya
Mint:
Istanbul
Die Axis: 10 degrees
Image(height): 15 mm
Image(width): 15 mm
Weight: 1.21 g
Method of acquisition: Loan (1938-01-11) by Gonville and Caius College
1848 CE - 1849 CE
Accession number: CM.CA.609-R
Primary reference Number: 106336
Catalogue: 2592
Ordering: IS-2557
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Piastre (Qirsh)" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/106336 Accessed: 2024-12-23 01:51:08
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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/106336
|title=Piastre (Qirsh)
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-23 01:51:08|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-106336
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<div class="text-center"> <figure class="figure"> <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm1/CM_GC_7_R_281_29.jpg" alt="Piastre (Qirsh)" class="img-fluid" /> <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Piastre (Qirsh)</figcaption> </figure> </div>
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