Turkey AH 1327(5) 250 kurush
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This specimen was lot 1483 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,253 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"TÜRKEI, Mohammed V. 1909-1918. 250 Piaster 1912 (= 1331 AH), 5. Regierungsjahr, Konstantinopel (Istanbul). GOLD. Vorzüglich. (Turkey, Ottoman empire, Mohammed V, 1909-18, 250 piastres of 1912, year 5, Istanbul mint. Extremely fine.)"
This type was struck in moderate numbers for years 1 thru 6. Most bear signs of use in jewelry.
Recorded mintage: 18,143.
Specification: 18.04 g, 0.917 fine gold, 0.531 troy oz AGW, this specimen 16,54 g in gold.
Catalog reference: KM 756, Fr-153 (formerly Fr-51); Schl. 656.
- 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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