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Beshlik - Qaplan I Giray
| Issuer | Khanate of Crimea |
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| Year | 1731 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | قپلان كراى |
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| Reverse script | Arabic |
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Qaplan I Giray ruled the Crimean Khanate across multiple non-consecutive terms — a political instability that left the mint's output fragmented and often poorly documented. His 1731 issues fall within his second reign, reinstated under Ottoman pressure after the brief tenure of Mengli II Giray. The beshlik denomination, worth five akçe, was the workhorse of Crimean silver coinage by this period, though Ottoman monetary reforms throughout the eighteenth century steadily eroded its purchasing weight.
KM#21A distinguishes this from closely related die variants sharing the same reign attribution.