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20 Para - Abdülaziz Constantinople
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1864 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#701 |
| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the elaborate calligraphic tughra of Sultan Abdülaziz, rendered in flowing Arabic script with characteristic elongated vertical strokes (elif) rising above the main body and a sweeping horizontal extension to the left. The intricate interlaced loops and foliated interior elements of the tughra are well-defined. Below the tughra, the regnal year notation appears in Arabic script. The entire design is contained within a finely milled border of uniform beading. |
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| Reverse description | The large Arabic numeral '٢٠' (20), denoting the denomination in Para, occupies the central field, flanked by small diamond-shaped ornaments. Surrounding the central value is a continuous circular Arabic legend reading the mint epithet and accession year, with the Hijri regnal year '١٢٧٧' (1277) appearing in the lower portion of the circular text. A small floral sprig ornament is visible at the lower left of the legend. The whole is enclosed within a uniformly milled beaded border. |
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This issue belongs to the reformed copper coinage introduced under Abdülaziz following the Tanzimat-era fiscal reorganizations, which attempted to rationalize a currency system that had grown chaotic through decades of debased issues and competing regional mints. The Constantinople mint — Kostantiniyye — held striking priority, though provincial output from Tunis, Egypt, and elsewhere often muddied circulation patterns.
KM#701 copper pieces from this period are frequently found with significant corrosion, a predictable consequence of high-humidity Bosphorus port circulation.