Unsure what country this is from? Can anyone help me?

I found this coin in my cash register today, I believe it is older and made of silver, it could be zinc also. It weighs 2.7 grams and is the size of a US dime. Can anyone tell me what country it is from and what it reads on the coin? Which side would be the front of the coin? Thanks a lot.

 

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Looks like Egypt to me. The first picture is the reverse and the second is the Obverse.

 

Turkey, I think, date looks like 1293 (1876 accession year but need a better shot of Obv to make out the regnal year)

 

Yeah, it's Turkey. Isn't the regnal year 22?

 

Nope Egypt, 1 qirsh

 

Can anyone tell what year, or I can take another photo

 

From what I can make out it's 1293H. It clearly states Misr....that's Egypt in the Arabic language

 

The obverse seems to look like a Turkish gold when I Google regnal 22 Turkish coins

 

Awesome info guys thanks

 

Definitely Egypt, thanks

 

Yes, a 2 qirsh based on the weight you mention.
I was looking at Turkish gold (wishful thinking?)

 

Lol if only... Thanks

 

Eygpt, KM#293, 2 Qirsh, not sure about the date # after 1293/? , metal- .833 silver. size-19mm, weight- 2.80 g. or 0.075 oz.
$17-25 range in XF
$ 7-12 range in VF

 

Purty cool cash drawer find!

 

Nice little coin from far off Egypt.

Egypt Silver 2 Piastres (Qirsh) AH 1293 Regnal year 22
The AH date is 1293+22-1 or AH 1314.
The AD date is 1896 or 1897.

 

The obverse is common to coins from many Islamic countries. It is the Islamic 'Shahada'. The coin below is from Afghanistan and has a similar obverse: