Turkey AH 1327(2) 2 kurush KM-790

Steve Album sale 38, lot 2442

This specimen was lot 2442 in Stephen Album sale 39 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2021), where it sold for $84. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TURKEY: Mehmet V, 1909-1918, AR 2 kurush, Edirne, AH1327 year 2, city visit issue, struck at the Kostantiniye (Constantinople) mint, AU." Early in his reign, the sultan toured some of the cities of his domain. Presumably, the construction of railroads made this less arduous than in generations past. On the occasion of his visit to Edirne, commemorative two, five, ten, fifty, 100 and 500 kurush were minted and distributed.

Specification: 2.41 g, 0.830 fine silver.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Catalog reference: KM-790.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 39, featuring the John Sylvester, Jr., Collection of Annamese Medals and Orders, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2020.

Links to:

• AH 1327(1) 2 kurush, sultan's visit to Bursa
• AH 1327(2) 2 kurush
• AH 1327(2) 5 kurush, sultan's visit to Edirne
• AH 1327(2) 10 kurush, sultan's visit to Edirne
• AH 1327(2) 50 kuruş, sultan's visit to Edirne
• AH 1327(2) 100 kurush
• AH 1327(2) 100 kurush, monnaie de luxe
• AH 1327(2) 100 kurush, sultan's visit to Edirne
• AH 1327(2) 500 kurush, sultan's visit to Edirne
• AH 1327(3) 2 kuruş, sultan's visit to Kosova
• AH 1327(3) 2 kuruş, sultan's visit to Manastir
• AH 1327(3) 2 kurush, sultan's visit to Salanik
• Coins and currency dated 1910