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1 Para - Mahmud II

Issuer Tripoli, Regency of
Year 1808-1835
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse description Irregular copper flan bearing a crudely struck Arabic legend in two lines across the field, typical of hammered provincial Ottoman coinage. The inscription reads the mint name 'Tripoli' (طرابلس) and the accession year 1223 AH, with the regnal year number appearing above. The lettering is informal and somewhat compressed, reflecting the artisanal striking methods employed at the Tripoli Mint. The overall design is characteristic of late Ottoman peripheral issues, with no pictorial motif, the entire surface devoted to the inscription. The field shows natural irregularities consistent with hand-struck copper coinage of this period.
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Obverse lettering ٢٥ ضرب في طرابلس ١٢٢٣
(Translation: 25 Struck in Tripoli 1223)
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Mintage 1223 (1808) - ١٢٢٣ -
1223 (1833) 25 - ٢٥//١٢٢٣ -
1223 (1835) 27 - ٢٧//١٢٢٣ -
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