Turkey AH 1293(32) 100 kurush Fr-148

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Stephen Album sale 47, lot 381

This specimen was lot 381 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY: Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, AV 100 kurush monnaie de luxe, Kostantiniye, AH1293 year 32, pierced (as usual), lovely EF." The monnaie de luxe was a broader, thinner version of the regular circulation gold coinage (KM 730) and was intended for jewelry. This 100 kurush was struck years 23-43. Nearly all survivors are holed or soldered.

Recorded mintage: 42,662.

Specification: 7.01 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM-741, Fr-148.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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.
  • Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 47, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2023.

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