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5 Kurus - Mehmed V 'el-Ghazi' right of Toughra
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1909-1916 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a multi-line Arabic stacked legend in ornate Ottoman script, reading 'عز نصره / ضرب في قسطنطينية / ١٣٢٧', occupying the central field. The inscription is surrounded by an arc of six-pointed stars scattered throughout the field, with a decorative crescent motif at the base. The whole is encircled by a beaded border and reeded edge, giving the coin a refined, formal appearance consistent with late Ottoman minting standards. |
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| Reverse lettering | عز نصره ضرب في قسطنطينية ١٣٢٧ (Translation: May he be victorious Struck in Constantinople 1327) |
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The "el-Ghazi" epithet — meaning "the Warrior" — was added to Mehmed V's titles following the Ottoman entry into the First World War in late 1914, which is why coins of this type appear both with and without it. His reign was largely ceremonial; real authority resided with the Committee of Union and Progress, the Young Turk triumvirate that effectively ran the empire into its final catastrophe. The Toughra placement noted here distinguishes this from the parallel issue, a distinction that matters for die variety collectors working through the KM#771 series.