Egypt, Ottoman Empire. Isma‘il. As Khedive, AH 1284-1296 / AD 1867-1879. Gilt-Æ lifesaving medal (34.3mm, ). By Charles Trotin. EF, file-mark on edge.

Islamic Auction 10
Lot: 517.
Closing Date: Aug 6 2025 02:00 GMT

Rum and Anatolia, Bronze

Estimate: $ 200

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Egypt, Ottoman Empire. Isma‘il. As Khedive, AH 1284-1296 / AD 1867-1879. Gilt-Æ lifesaving medal (34.3mm, ). By Charles Trotin. Obverse: laureate head of Napoleon III left / Reverse: wreath. Engraved S.A.R. ISMAÏL PACHA / VICE ROI D’ÉGYPTE in two lines (the fifth letter of ISMAIL has been changed from E to Ï). EF, file-mark on edge.

From the Collection of an Alexandrine Numismatist, formed before 1955.

It seems highly unlikely that this medal was actually awarded to Isma‘il for any act of life-saving on his part, but it may well have been named for him during his visit to the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1867. An unusual and interesting item.

Closing Date and Time: 6 August 2025 at 11:52:00 ET.



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