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Coin 231 – Abdul Mejid (‘Abd al-Majid Khan) or Abdülmecid I. AH 1255-1277 / AD 1839-1861. AH 1255-1277 / AD 1839-1861, Gold 100 Quroush (Kurush) (Piastres), NGC MS-64
Mint: Misr, year 1255 AH. Obverse, Sultan's Tughra with value 100 Quroush below. Reverse, minted in Egypt with year 1255 below it
Abdulmejid, continued the reforms of his father Mahmud II. He issued imperial order to abolish slavery…

