Turkey AH 1327(6) 2 kurush
This specimen was lot 47641 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Oklahoma City, OK, August 2025), where it sold for $85. The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY. Ottoman Empire. 2 Kurush, AH 1327 Year 6/2 (1914). Istanbul (Constantinople) Mint. Mehmed V. PCGS MS-64." This specimen is from a series struck years 1-6 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 1 (same). The Hejira calendar uses a lunar year instead of a solar year, so its starting date moves from year to year. The silver two kuruş was last issued to this standard in 1917.
Recorded mintage: 1,884,000 including the regular date.
Specifications: 2.40 g, 0.830 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM-749.
- 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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2025 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Richard August Collection and the Richard Margolis Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
Link to: