Turkey AH 1327(6) 50 kurush
This specimen was lot 3738 in Sincona sale 83 (Zurich, May 2023), where it sold for 700 CHF (about US$937 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "TURKEY, 500 Kurush 1327 H./Jahr 6, Qustantiniya (Konstantinopel/Istanbul). Rashad neben der Thugra. NGC MS63. Das durch NGC höchstbewertete Exemplar (Rashad near the toughra, Finest certified by NGC)." 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 6 (= AH 1332). 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 1332-37 (1912-17); the SCWC prices them all the same. The last gold fifty kurush of this size was issued in 1929, under Ataturk's Republic.
Recorded mintage: 8,706.
Specification: 3.51 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.45 g.
Catalog reference: KM 764, Fr-181.
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- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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