Sezai Omer and Ali Rıza Rural Worker Token

€49,811.00
LocationOttoman Empire
Year
TypeConfinement tokens/Work encampment token
CompositionBrass
Weight3.27 g
Diameter25.1 mm
Thickness1 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
Orientation
EdgeSmooth
Period
Reference(s) TK#1868
Obverse descriptionSezai Ömer and Ali Rıza in Ottoman script. Star countermark.  The consorsium of Sezai Ömer Madra and Ali Rıza Karagözoğlu were established in 1910s as a olive company in Ayvalik (western Turkey). They operated till 1927 as a consorsium; Madra label still exists as olive oil company. These tokens come in many varieties and they were minted in two denominations for possibly the daily workers picking up the olives from the trees in fields.
Obverse letteringسراي عمر و علي رضا
(Translation: Sezai Ömer and Ali Rıza)
Obverse scriptArabic
Reverse descriptionBlank.
Reverse lettering
Reverse script
Mint
Mintage ?  - -
Catalog ID3917988840
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