40 Para - Mehmed V 'el-Ghazi' right of Toughra

€1.00
IssuerOttoman Empire
Year1916-1917
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value40 Para (0.01)
CurrencyLira (1844-1923)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight6 g
Dimensions23.90 mm
Thickness1.6 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#779
Obverse descriptionToughra `el-Ghazi` NOTE: date/mint letter between toughra and inscription
Obverse scriptArabic
Obverse letteringحرية ☆ مساواة ☆ عدالة ٨ پاره
(Translation: Freedom, equality, justice Year 8)
Reverse description1327 is the date of Mehmed V`s accession to the throne in the Muslim calendar.
Reverse scriptArabic
Reverse letteringدولة عثمانية ضرب في ☆ - ☆ قسطنطينية ٤٠ پاره ١٣٢٧
(Translation: Ottoman State Struck in Constantinople 40 Para 1327)
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1327 (1916) ٨ - ١٣٢٧ (mintage in 1916) - 16 339 000
1327 (1917) ٩ - ١٣٢٧ (mintage in 1917) - 3 034 000
Catalog ID7465330970
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