20 Para - Mehmed V 'Reshat' right of Toughra

€2.00
IssuerOttoman Empire
Year1909-1915
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Para (0.005)
CurrencyLira (1844-1923)
CompositionNickel
Weight4.1 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#761, Schön#273
Obverse descriptionInside a beaded circle and above the regnal year, the tughra of the sultan next to `Reshat` ; around, the motto followed by an olive branch and a wheat sheaf knotted together.
Obverse scriptArabic
Obverse letteringحرية ☆ مساواة ☆ عدالة ٤ سنة
(Translation: Freedom, equality, justice Year 4)
Reverse descriptionThe denomination inside a beaded crescent ; around, the name of the mint separated by the name of the country and followed by the accession date of the sultan over an olive branch and a wheat sheaf.
Reverse scriptArabic
Reverse letteringدولة عثمانية ضرب في ☆ ☆ قسطنطينية ٢٠ پاره ١٣٢٧
(Translation: Ottoman State Struck in Constantinople 20 Para 1327)
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1327 (1909)  - ١٣٢٧ (mintage in 1909) no regnal year -
1327 (1910) ٢ - ١٣٢٧ (mintage in 1910) - 1 524 000
1327 (1911) ٣ - ١٣٢٧ (mintage in 1911) - 11 418 000
1327 (1912) ٤ - ١٣٢٧ (mintage in 1912) - 10 848 000
1327 (1913) ٥ - ١٣٢٧ (mintage in 1913) - 24 350 000
1327 (1914) ٦ - ١٣٢٧ (mintage in 1914) - 20 663 000
1327 (1915) ٧ - ١٣٢٧ (mintage in 1915) -
Catalog ID1511743970
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