Turkey AH 1327(5) 100 kurush
This specimen was lot 3737 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 2,600 CHF (about US$3,480 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY, 100 Kurush 1327 H./Jahr 5, Qustantiniya (Konstantinopel/Istanbul). Rashad neben der Thugra. NGC MS67+. Prachtexemplar. Das durch NGC höchstbewertete Exemplar (Cabinet piece, Finest certified by NGC)." This specimen is from a series struck in Istanbul during the reign of Sultan Muhammed V (r. 1909-18). This denomination was introduced during the rule of Sultan Abdul Mejid (r. 1839-61). Ottoman coins were dated using regnal years; the reverse bears the date AH 1327 (= 1909 A.D.) while the obverse bears the regnal year 5 (= AH 1331). The Hejira calendar uses a lunar year instead of a solar year, so its starting date moves from year to year. This type was issued AH 1332-37 (1912-17); the SCWC prices them all the same. The last gold hundred kurush of this size was issued in 1929, under Ataturk's Republic.
Recorded mintage: 58,819.
Specification: 7.02 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 7.19 g.
Catalog reference: KM 754, Fr-154.
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- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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