Coins issued in 1754

Tugra in the design of banknotes of Egypt

Coins of Egypt attracted the attention of design and information that represent the characters, characters, characters on banknotes. Egypt took over from the merchants of Greece coinage of precious metals: gold and silver.
In 1754, Egypt minted standard editions of gold coins in denominations of½, 1, 1½, 2 Zeri Mahbub. These coins in the Arab world are called coins of "fine gold", Europeans identify them with the shops, which were similar in weight and content of gold.
In 1 Zeri Mahbub, who mints the mint of Misr, the obverse shows the signature-autograph, in the form of Tugra. This is a sign that is a symbol of the power of the Eastern rulers. In Tugra contains the name of Sultan Osman III, the years of rule. The name of the father, eternally victorious, Mustafa II, 25 of the Ottoman Sultan is also applied. There is a sign in the form of a star, the first year of government and the designation of the mint. On the reverse side, in four lines of the text, the titles of the Sultan are listed in Arabic. There is no legend or denomination on the coin. Weight ranges from 2.2 g to 2.6 g. the Herd is smooth and rough. The coin is minted on larger tablets.
In 1754 one more standard circulation of gold coins of 1 Zeri Mahbub is issued. It is characterized by ribbed and granular design of the herd, the size of 20-25 mm, weighing 2.2-2.5 g. There is no reliable images of coins with a value:
- ½, weighing 1.2 g;
- 1½, weighing 3.75 g;
- 2, weighing 5.3 g.
According to the descriptions, the design of coins is similar to 1 Zeri Mahbub. This year also produced a silver coin 1 pair, with the design of the obverse with signatures,autographs, in the form of Tugra. The coin is made of a billon, weighing 0.45 g. Deviations in the design are insignificant, instead of the star sign there is a sign in the form of a flower.
At first, Tugra was depicted as a palm print, which was dipped in ink. This mark was applied to the documents. On the coins Tugra is depicted in the form of Arabic script, decorated with ornaments of monograms and the shape resembles a palm. The personal sign carries information about the name of the Sultan, the titles of the ruler and his father.