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40 Para Countermarked A on Turkey KM-670, AH1255
| Issuer | Greece |
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| Weight | 21.2 g |
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| Obverse description | Host coin is an Ottoman Turkish 40 Para (KM-670, AH1255 year 18) in copper, featuring the elaborate tughra of Sultan Abdülmecid I in the central field, surrounded by ornamental arabesques, with Arabic inscriptions below and a toothed border encircling the entire design. Applied over the tughra is a bold Greek countermark in the form of the letter 'A', deeply struck into the field of the host coin to authorize its circulation as a Greek 40 Para. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse of the host Ottoman 40 Para (KM-670), displaying Arabic inscriptions arranged in circular fashion around the central field, including the mint name and regnal year AH1255, with the date rendered in Arabic numerals in the lower portion of the design and a toothed border around the periphery. The reverse shows typical wear and patination consistent with extended circulation. |
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