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5 Para - Selim III Istanbul
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1789 |
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| Currency | Kuruş (1688-1844) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays three lines of bold Arabic calligraphic legend arranged within a rectangular framework in the central field, reading the regnal year, mint name, and Hijri date. At the top, the regnal year numeral (١٤, i.e. year 14) is positioned above the word ضرب (struck), followed by في إسلامبول (in Istanbul) across the middle register, and the Hijri accession year ١٢٠٣ at the foot. The entire composition is enclosed within a plain inner circle and an outer beaded border consistent with the obverse treatment. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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| Edge | Plain |
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