Turkey AH1293(30) 50 kurush

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Sincona sale 59, lot 2402

This specimen was lot 2402 in Sincona sale 59 (Zürich, October 2019), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$333 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 30, Qustantînîya. Al-Ghâzî neben der Tughra. Fast FDC. (Turkey, Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, gold fifty kuruş of AH 1293, year 30, Constantinople mint. About uncirculated.)"

This type, with "el-Ghazi" added to the sultan's titles, was struck years 7-34 in limited numbers.

Recorded mintage: 66,000.

Specification: 3.60 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.60 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-144 (formerly Fr-42), KM 731. Ölcer 34.116. Pere 971.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
  • [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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