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1 Kurus - Abdülmecid I Constantinople
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1844-1861 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a two-line Arabic inscription identifying the mint and the accession year of the sultan, enclosed within a decorative circle of twelve stars mirroring the obverse arrangement. The legend reads 'Azza Nasruhu' (May he be victorious), followed by the mint name Kostantiniyye (Constantinople) and the Hijri accession year 1255 AH. The overall design is formally composed in the classic Ottoman epigraphic style, with the mint and regnal information presented in a clear, hierarchical layout. |
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| Mint | Constantinople Mint (Kostantiniyye Darbhanesi) |
| Mintage | 1255 (1844) ٦ - ١٢٥٥ - Year 6 - 1255 (1845) ٧ - ١٢٥٥ - Year 7 - 650,000 1255 (1846) ٨ - ١٢٥٥ - Year 8 - 1,420,000 1255 (1847) ٩ - ١٢٥٥ - Year 9 - 910,000 1255 (1848) ١٠ - ١٢٥٥ - Year 10 - 970,000 1255 (1849) ١١ - ١٢٥٥ - Year 11 - 1,040,000 1255 (1850) ١٢ - ١٢٥٥ - Year 12 - 1,100,000 1255 (1851) ١٣ - ١٢٥٥ - Year 13 - 820,000 1255 (1852) ١٤ - ١٢٥٥ - Year 14 - 790,000 1255 (1853) ١٥ - ١٢٥٥ - Year 15 - 960,000 1255 (1854) ١٦ - ١٢٥٥ - Year 16 - 1,220,000 1255 (1855) ١٧ - ١٢٥٥ - Year 17 - 810,000 1255 (1856) ١٨ - ١٢٥٥ - Year 18 - 720,000 1255 (1857) ١٩ - ١٢٥٥ - Year 19 - 2,270,000 1255 (1858) ٢٠ - ١٢٥٥ - Year 20 - 1,165,000 1255 (1859) ٢١ - ١٢٥٥ - Year 21 - 1,405,000 1255 (1860) ٢٢ - ١٢٥٥ - Year 22 - 825,000 1255 (1861) ٢٣ - ١٢٥٥ - Year 23 - 755,000 |
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