ISLAMIC COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, EGYPT, Muhammad Sa'id Pasha (AH 1270-1280 / 1854-1863 AD), Construction of the Citadel of Qala'at Sa'idyya, at the mouth of the Nile near Alexandria, Copper Medal, 1271h (1855), aerial plan of the fort, Arabic inscriptions, rev Arabic legend in seven lines, 64mm (Cairo 6219; Fonrobert 5295). Light traces of lacquer, good very fine and rare.
Estimate: £600-800