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This specimen was lot 75651 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $671. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Turkey|TURKEY]]. Ottoman Empire. 20 Kurush, AH 1327 Year 8 (1916/7). Istanbul (Constantinople) Mint. Mehmed V. PCGS MS-61." 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 9 (= 1917 A.D.). 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 1334-1336 (1916-18). The silver twenty ''kuruş'' was last issued to this standard in 1918.

''Recorded mintage:'' 713,000.

''Specification:'' 24.05 g, 0.830 fine silver, 37 mm diameter, .641 troy oz ASW.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 780, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-406]].

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Davenport, John S., ''European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed.,'' London: Spink & Son, 1964.
* Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay. ''Ottoman Empire Coins,'' Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.

''Link to:''
* [[Turkey AH 1293(3) 20 kurush|AH 1293(3) 20 ''kuruş'']]
* [[Turkey AH 1327(8) 40 para|AH 1327(8) copper-nickel 40 para]]
* [[Turkey AH 1327(8) 50 kurush|AH 1327(8) gold 50 ''kuruş'']]
* [[Turkey AH 1327(8) 100 kurush|AH 1327(8) gold 100 ''kuruş'']]
* [[Turkey AH 1327(9) 20 kurush|AH 1327(9) 20 ''kuruş'']]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1916]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2026 Collectors Choice sale]][[Category:Silver crowns of Asia]]

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