25 Kurus - Mehmed V Constantinople

€1.00
IssuerOttoman Empire
Year1909-1914
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value25 Kurush (0.25)
CurrencyLira (1844-1923)
CompositionGold (.917)
Weight1.804 g
Dimensions14.5 mm
Thickness0.6 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#752
Obverse descriptionIn upper semicircle, on the collar, seven five-pointed stars. In the excercise, two torches intertwined in the hilt, surmounted by two branches of laurel, equally intertwined. Above the branch splice, numeral ٣. A little above the center of the piece, the image of Toughra. To the right of Toughra, a `Reshat.`
Obverse scriptArabic
Obverse letteringرشاد ٥ سنة
(Translation: Reshad Year 5)
Reverse descriptionStarting at the exergence, a laurel wreath that wraps almost the entirety of the rim. Between the top tips of the laurel wreath, a five-pointed star. In the center, entries in Arabic and below the date ١٣٢٧.
Reverse scriptArabic
Reverse letteringعز نصره ضرب في قسطنطينية ١٣٢٧
(Translation: May he be victorious Struck in Constantinople 1327)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1327 (1909) 1 - ١٣٢٧//١ - 115 484
1327 (1910) 2 - ١٣٢٧//٢ - 194 740
1327 (1911) 3 - ١٣٢٧//٣ - 249 416
1327 (1912) 4 - ١٣٢٧//٤ - 338 172
1327 (1913) 5 - ١٣٢٧//٥ - 167 598
1327 (1914) 6 - ١٣٢٧//٦ - 72 872
Catalog ID2232620060
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