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Kurus - Mustafa IV Kostantiniyye mint
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1807 |
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| Currency | Kuruş (1688-1844) |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the elaborate calligraphic tughra of Sultan Mustafa IV, rendered in the characteristic Ottoman style with upward-sweeping sere strokes and intertwined loops. Below the tughra, a horizontal dividing line separates the mint name Kostantiniyye (Constantinople) inscribed in Arabic script, with the regnal year 1222 AH appearing in the lower register. The numeral '1' appears to the right of the tughra, denoting the accession year. The entire design is executed in raised relief against a flat field, with no ornamental border. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a multi-line Arabic inscription in bold, raised calligraphy arranged in three horizontal registers divided by ruled lines, presenting the sultan's name and titles. The upper register contains the invocatory phrase, the middle register reads 'Sultan al-Barrayn wa Khaqan al-Bahrayn' (Sultan of the Two Lands and Khagan of the Two Seas), and the lower register bears 'al-Sultan' completing the royal titulature of Mustafa IV. The inscription fills the entire field with no additional decorative elements, typical of late Ottoman silver coinage of this period. |
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| Mintage | 1222 (1807) 1 - Konstantinye mint, 1222 |
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