Turkey AH 1327(3) 100 kurush

Stephen Album sale 47, lot 382

This specimen was lot 382 in Stephen Album sale 47 (Santa Rosa, CA, September 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TURKEY: Mahmet V, 1909-1918, AV 100 kurush, Kostantiniye, AH1327 year 3, choice AU." This type was struck years 1 thru 7, before Turkey plunged into World War One. Commemorative gold and silver coins exist for year 3, marking the sultan's visits to Kosovo, Manastir and Salonika.

Recorded mintage: 4,627,115.

Specification: 7.21 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: KM-754, Fr-154.

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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