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250 Kurus - Mehmed V Constantinople
| Issuer | Imperial Ottoman Mint |
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| Year | 1909-1914 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a central cartouche containing a multi-line Arabic inscription in ornate calligraphy, reading the mint formula and regnal year. The inscription is enclosed within an open wreath of olive or laurel branches that rise symmetrically from the base and frame the legends on both sides. A small star or ornament appears above the inscription at the top of the field. The mint name and Hijri date ١٣٢٧ (1327) are clearly legible within the legend. The reverse composition is characteristic of late Ottoman gold coinage, combining religious invocation with mint and date information in a balanced, formal layout. |
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| Mintage | 1327 (1909) 1 - ١٣٢٧//١ - 6,878 1327 (1910) 2 - ١٣٢٧//٢ - 9,207 1327 (1911) 3 - ١٣٢٧//٣ - 9,990 1327 (1912) 4 - ١٣٢٧//٤ - 13,400 1327 (1913) 5 - ١٣٢٧//٥ - 18,143 1327 (1914) 6 - ١٣٢٧//٦ - 6,155 |
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Mehmed V was a largely ceremonial figurehead when this series began — the 1908 Young Turk revolution had reduced the sultanate to a constitutional monarchy before he even took the throne. The Committee of Union and Progress held effective power throughout the entire production window of this type, using the sultan's tughra as institutional continuity while systematically dismantling traditional Ottoman authority.
The Constantinople mint struck these against a backdrop of continuous military catastrophe: the Italo-Turkish War of 1911–12 cost the empire Libya, followed immediately by the Balkan Wars of 1912–13, which stripped away most remaining European territory.