Turkey AH 1293(19) 25 kurush
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This specimen was lot 47639 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $504. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY. Ottoman Empire. 25 Kurush, AH 1293 Year 19 (1894). Istanbul (Constantinople) Mint. Abdul Hamid II. MS-63." This type was struck years 7-34 in modest quantities and is priced as a bullion coin in the SCWC.
Recorded mintage: 59,000.
Specifications: 1.80 g, 0.917 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-145 (formerly Fr-43); KM-729.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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