Turkey AH 1293(33) 50 kurush

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Künker sale 352, lot 1481

This specimen was lot 1481 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €220 (about US$306 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"TÜRKEI, Abdul Hamid II. 1876-1909. 50 Piaster 1907 (= 1325 AH), 33. Regierungsjahr, Konstantinopel (Istanbul). GOLD. Vorzüglich. (Turkey, Ottoman empire, Abdul Hamid II, 1876-1909, fifty piastres of 1907, year 33, Istanbul mint. Extremely fine.)"

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

Recorded mintage: 16,145.

Specification: 3.61 g, 0.900 fine gold, .106 troy oz AGW, this specimen 3,31 g in gold.

Catalog reference: KM 731, Fr-144 (formerly Fr-42); Schl. 546.

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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