Turkey AH1293(23) 50 kurush
This specimen was lot 2401 in Sincona sale 59 (Zürich, October 2019), where it sold for 225 CHF (about US$273 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"OSMANISCHES REICH | ´Abd al-Hamid Khan II, 1293-1327 H./1876-1909 (m. 1918) AD, 50 Kurush 1293 H./Jahr 23, Qustantînîya. Tughra neben monogrammiertem al-ghâzî auf Lorbeerzweigen und Pfeilköchern, Münzstättenangabe und Datum des Regierungsanfangs. Gutes sehr schön. (Turkey, Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, gold fifty kurush of AH 1293, year 23, Constantinople mint. Good very fine.)"
This type, with "el-Ghazi" added to the sultan's titles, was struck years 7-26 in limited numbers.
Recorded mintage: 18,000.
Specification: 3.60 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.58 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-144 (formerly Fr-42), KM 731. Ölcer 34.109. Pere 971. Sultan coll. 488.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 59: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
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