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500 Kurush - Mehmed V Manastir
| Issuer | Imperial Ottoman Mint |
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| Year | 1911 |
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| Value | 500 Kurush |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the elaborate tughra of Sultan Mehmed V, elegantly rendered within a wreath of olive and laurel branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow, above crossed flags and open books. A row of seven six-pointed stars arcs along the upper border, and the denomination 500 and regnal year 3 appear in Arabic numerals in the lower field. The coin's broad dentilated rim frames the entire composition. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a central three-line Arabic inscription within a symmetrical wreath of olive and laurel branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow. A single star appears at the apex above the legend. The text reads 'Azza Nasruhu / Duriba fi Manastir / 1327', indicating the mint epithet, the Manastir mint, and the AH regnal year. The field is plain and the broad dentilated rim mirrors the obverse. |
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| Mintage | 1327 (1911) ٣ - ١٣٢٧ - 20 |
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