Egypt

In 1805 , Muhammad Ali Pasha became the governor of the Ottoman province of Egypt - a man of progressive views who declares himself a khedive (vice sultan of Egypt) and immediately makes it clear to the sultan that the khedivat Egypt no longer wants to be part of the Empire and will pursue an independent policy. In 1834, after a corresponding decree, Egypt began issuing its own coins.

The Ottoman Empire was founded in 1299. Continuous wars with neighbors, seizures of new territories with the subordination of entire peoples, flexible diplomacy with leading world powers - all this allowed the Ottoman Empire to become one of the most powerful states in the world by the 17th century. This review will focus on coins of the late Ottoman Empire and coins of some states that gained independence after its collapse in 1922.