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1 Kurus - Abdülmecid I Constantinople
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1844-1861 |
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| Diameter | 14.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the elaborate tughra (imperial cipher) of Sultan Abdülmecid I, flanked by stylized foliate ornamental branches. The tughra is enclosed within a beaded or dotted inner circle surrounded by a wreath of twelve stars. The regnal year, expressed in Eastern Arabic numerals, appears above or within the design, denoting the year of reign counted from the sultan's accession. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
| Reverse lettering | عز نصره ضرب في قسطنطينية ١٢٥٥ (Translation: May he be victorious. Struck in Constantinople [In] 1255 [AH].) |
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