Beshlik - Arslan Giray

Arslan Giray's first reign lasted only from 1748 to 1756, interrupted by Ottoman removal and later restoration — the Porte retained effective control over Crimean succession throughout the eighteenth century, deposing and reinstating khans with regularity. His beshlik coinage reflects a mint operating under that political instability, with output volumes difficult to reconstruct given the near-total absence of Ottoman-era Crimean mint records.

KM#25 is among the scarcer attributable issues of his reign.