Selim II, who ruled from 1566 to 1574, has a reputation history hasn't been kind to — often dismissed as "Selim the Sot" in Western historiography, a characterization rooted more in Ottoman court rivalry and European bias than documented fact. His reign nonetheless saw the Ottoman Empire reach its greatest territorial extent, and the 1571 conquest of Cyprus was prosecuted entirely under his authority, even if grand vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha held operational command.
The Darphane has issued a sustained series of silver commemoratives honoring Ottoman sultans; KM# 1373 falls within that program.
Selim II, who ruled from 1566 to 1574, has a reputation history hasn't been kind to — often dismissed as "Selim the Sot" in Western historiography, a characterization rooted more in Ottoman court rivalry and European bias than documented fact. His reign nonetheless saw the Ottoman Empire reach its greatest territorial extent, and the 1571 conquest of Cyprus was prosecuted entirely under his authority, even if grand vizier Sokollu Mehmed Pasha held operational command.
The Darphane has issued a sustained series of silver commemoratives honoring Ottoman sultans; KM# 1373 falls within that program.