Orhan Gazi ruled the Ottoman beylik from roughly 1323 until his death around 1362, overseeing the crossing into Europe at Gallipoli in 1354 — the first permanent Ottoman foothold on the continent. The Darphane has issued a recurring series of sultans and early bey rulers in this format, part of a broader program begun in the 2010s tying modern Turkish national identity to Ottoman dynastic continuity.
Orhan Gazi ruled the Ottoman beylik from roughly 1323 until his death around 1362, overseeing the crossing into Europe at Gallipoli in 1354 — the first permanent Ottoman foothold on the continent. The Darphane has issued a recurring series of sultans and early bey rulers in this format, part of a broader program begun in the 2010s tying modern Turkish national identity to Ottoman dynastic continuity.