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10 Kurus - Mehmed V Kosova mint
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1911 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the ornate tughra (imperial monogram) of Sultan Mehmed V Reshad, rendered in flowing calligraphic style and occupying the majority of the design. The Arabic epithet 'Reshad' appears to the upper right of the tughra. Below the tughra, the regnal year numeral '3' and the Arabic word 'sene' (year) are inscribed. The entire central motif is framed within a decorative scalloped border formed by alternating crescent moons and five-pointed stars, all enclosed within a beaded outer rim. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bearing a three-line Arabic inscription in bold calligraphic script reading 'Azzanasruhu / Duriba fi / Qosova' (May he be victorious / Struck in / Kosova), with the Hijri regnal year '1327' appearing below in Eastern Arabic numerals. The inscription is framed within a decorative scalloped cartouche formed by alternating crescent moons and five-pointed stars, mirroring the obverse border treatment, all enclosed within a beaded outer rim. |
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The Kosova mint operated only briefly in the early twentieth century, its establishment tied directly to the logistical difficulty of supplying coinage to the Balkan provinces during a period of accelerating Ottoman territorial collapse. Pieces struck there carry a distinct mint mark and were produced in far smaller quantities than contemporary Istanbul issues, making them notably scarcer across all denominations.
1911 was the final full year before the Balkan Wars stripped the empire of nearly all its European territory, including Kosovo itself.