Turkey AH 1293(13) 2 kurush
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This specimen was lot 196 in Schulman auction 385 (Amsterdam, July 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "Turkey - 2 Kurush AH 1293//13 (1887 AD), Silver, ABDULHAMID II 1876-1909 Qustantiniyye mint. Tughra, 'el-Ghazi' to right, regnal year below. Rev. text, mint and date. Extremely fine +." As part of the Tanzimat reform of the 1840's, the coinage was modernized (milled instead of hammered) and the constant debasements ceased. This type, roughly equal to a dime, was struck in large numbers for years 8-34.
Recorded mintage: 30,000, a scarce date.
Specification: 2.40 g, 0.833 fine silver, this specimen 2.37 g.
Catalog reference: KM 736.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
- [1]Absil, Andrew, Olle Cederholm, Erik de Visser and Rik van Noorloos, Schulman sale 385, Amsterdam: Schulman b.v., 2025.
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