OTTOMAN GOLD COIN — 100 KURUŞ
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1906–7
Ottoman gold coin — 100 Kuruş, Sultan Abdülhamid II. Struck in 22-carat gold (91.7%), Istanbul. Above the tughra small five-pointed stars are set, and the entire design is encircled by an intertwined wreath of laurel branches and lances beneath a peripheral star ornament.
The reverse carries a traditional decorated Arabic inscription within a wreath indicating the mint, with the accession year appearing at the bottom and the specific regnal year at the top.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- 22-carat gold (91.7%)
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- Diameter: 22 mm
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 206641553
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.