Turkey AH1327(3) 100 kurush Fr-170
This specimen was lot 2448 in Sincona sale 59 (Zurich, October 2019), where it sold for 1,000 CHF (about US$1,211 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"OSMANISCHES REICH | Muhammad V., 1327-1336 H./1909-1918 AD, 100 Kurush 1327 H./Jahr 3, Manâstir. Tughra neben monogrammiertem reshâd über dem Regierungsjahr auf Lorbeerzweigen und Pfeilköchern, Münzstättenangabe und Datum des Regierungsanfangs. FDC. (Turkey, Muhammed V, 1909-18, gold hundred kurush of AH 1327, year 3, Monastir mint. Obverse: Tughra next to monogrammed reshâd over the regnal year on laurel branches and quivers, reverse: mintmark and accession date. Uncirculated.)"
This coin was minted to commemorate the sultan's visit to the town of Manastir. He made visits to several other towns, including Bursa, Adrianopole, Kosovo and Salonika, for which commemoratives were issued.
Recorded mintage: 750.
Specification: 7.22 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 7.19 g.
Catalog reference: Fr-170 (formerly Fr-61c), KM 806, Ölcer 35.322, Pere 1011, Sultan coll. 759.
- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, Sincona Auction 59: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2019.
Link to:
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- AH 1327(3) 5 kurush, sultan's visit to Salanik
- AH 1327(3) 10 kurush, sultan's visit to Salanik
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- AH 1327(3) 50 kurush, Salonika mint visit
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- AH 1327(3) 100 kurush, Salonika mint visit
- AH 1327(3) 500 kurush, monnaie de luxe
- Coins and currency dated 1911