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40 Para - Mehmed VI
| Issuer | Ottoman Imperial Mint |
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| Year | 1921 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the elaborate tughra (imperial monogram) of Sultan Mehmed VI, rendered in fine relief with characteristic calligraphic complexity and a stippled decorative base. The tughra is enclosed within a dotted inner circle, outside of which a continuous Arabic legend occupies the broad outer band. Flanking the lower portion of the design are sprigs of olive and wheat, symbolic of prosperity, crossed at the base. The entire design is bordered by a toothed or engine-turned milled rim. |
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| Reverse description | The central field displays the large Eastern Arabic numeral '٤٠' (40) denoting the denomination in para, set within a dotted inner circle. Below the numeral, the word 'پاره' (Para) appears, and the Hijri regnal year '١٣٣٦' (1336 AH) is inscribed on a small ribbon or tablet at the base. The outer legend in Arabic script reads the Ottoman state name and the mint designation of Constantinople, flanked on both sides by six-pointed stars. Sprigs of olive and wheat adorn the lower flanks, mirroring the obverse, and the whole is encircled by a toothed milled border. |
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| Mintage | 1336 (1921) ٤ - ١٣٣٦ - 6,520,000 |
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