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| − | This specimen is from a series struck in Istanbul during the reign of Sultan Abdul Mejid (r. 1839-61). Ottoman coins were dated using regnal years; the reverse bears the date AH 1255 (= 1839 A.D.) while the obverse bears the regnal year 11 (AH 1265 = November 1848-November 1849). 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 1260-1269 (1844-52). The silver twenty kuruş was last issued to this standard in 1918. | + | This specimen is from a series struck in Istanbul during the reign of Sultan Abdul Mejid (r. 1839-61). Ottoman coins were dated using regnal years; the reverse bears the date AH 1255 (= 1839 A.D.) while the obverse bears the regnal year 11 (AH 1265 = November 1848-November 1849). 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 1260-1269 (1844-52). The silver twenty ''kuruş'' was last issued to this standard in 1918. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 815,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 815,000. | ||
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* [[Turkey AH 1255(11) para|AH 1255(11) para]] | * [[Turkey AH 1255(11) para|AH 1255(11) para]] | ||
* [[Turkey AH 1255(11) 20 para|AH 1255(11) 20 para]] | * [[Turkey AH 1255(11) 20 para|AH 1255(11) 20 para]] | ||
| − | * [[Turkey AH 1255(11) kurush|AH 1255(11) kuruş]] | + | * [[Turkey AH 1255(11) kurush|AH 1255(11) ''kuruş'']] |
| − | * [[Turkey AH1255(11) 2 kurush|AH 1255(11) 2 kuruş]] | + | * [[Turkey AH1255(11) 2 kurush|AH 1255(11) 2 ''kuruş'']] |
| − | * [[Turkey AH1255(11) 50 kurush|AH 1255(11) 50 kuruş]] | + | * [[Turkey AH1255(11) 50 kurush|AH 1255(11) 50 ''kuruş'']] |
| − | * [[Turkey AH1255(11) 100 kurush|AH 1255(11) 100 kuruş]] | + | * [[Turkey AH1255(11) 100 kurush|AH 1255(11) 100 ''kuruş'']] |
| − | * [[Turkey AH1255(14) 20 kurush|AH 1255(14) 20 kuruş]] | + | * [[Turkey AH1255(14) 20 kurush|AH 1255(14) 20 ''kuruş'']] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1848]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1848]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Turkey]] | * return to coins of [[Turkey]] | ||
[[Category:Silver crowns of Asia]][[Category: Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | [[Category:Silver crowns of Asia]][[Category: Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:03, 17 February 2026
This specimen is from a series struck in Istanbul during the reign of Sultan Abdul Mejid (r. 1839-61). Ottoman coins were dated using regnal years; the reverse bears the date AH 1255 (= 1839 A.D.) while the obverse bears the regnal year 11 (AH 1265 = November 1848-November 1849). 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 1260-1269 (1844-52). The silver twenty kuruş was last issued to this standard in 1918.
Recorded mintage: 815,000.
Specification: 24.05 g, .830 fine silver, .641 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: KM 675, Dav-403.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay, Ottoman Empire Coins, Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
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