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5 Findik - Osman III Islambol mint
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1754-1757 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#283 |
| Obverse description | Central field displays the elaborate imperial tughra of Sultan Osman III in high relief, executed in the ornate calligraphic style characteristic of mid-eighteenth-century Ottoman gold coinage. The tughra is set within a raised circular border composed of a fine rope or cable pattern. Surrounding this inner border is a broad decorative band featuring interlaced foliate and arabesque scrollwork in relief, itself enclosed by a beaded outer border that runs along the coin's rim. |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Osman III ruled for fewer than three years before dying of a stroke in 1757, making his coinage among the shorter-lived issues of the late Ottoman period. The findik denomination itself was a distinctly Ottoman gold unit tied to the tuğra-bearing presentation and trade coin tradition rather than everyday exchange — a 5 findik piece of this weight circulated primarily in high-value commercial transactions and as diplomatic tender.
The Islambol mint designation — the Ottoman rendering of Istanbul — was the empire's dominant gold striking facility by the mid-18th century, though output under Osman III was constrained by his brief and politically quiet reign.