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500 Kurus - Mehmed V Constantinople
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1909-1914 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field occupied by the elaborate tughra of Sultan Mehmed V, surmounted by a five-pointed star flanked by two smaller stars, all enclosed within a finely detailed olive and laurel wreath tied at the base with a ribbon. The regnal year appears below the tughra in Arabic numerals, accompanied by the denomination 500 and the word 'Reshat' to the right, serving as the sultan's epithet. The coin's border is formed by a continuous beaded rim. |
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| Reverse description | A multi-line stacked Arabic legend fills the central field, reading the pious invocation 'Azzanasrahu' (May he be victorious) above the mint name 'Duriba fi Qustantiniyya' (Struck in Constantinople) and the regnal year 1327 in Arabic numerals. The entire inscription is framed within a bold olive and laurel wreath, tied at the base with a decorative floral rosette bow. A single five-pointed star appears at the apex of the wreath, and a finely executed beaded border surrounds the entire design. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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