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1/4 budju from Algeria of the Ottoman Sultan Mustafa III, 1186 [=1773]

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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1/4 budju from Algeria of the Ottoman Sultan Mustafa III, 1186 [=1773]

1773

Silver coin. Obverse: four-line inscription in Arabic script, with on the first line: sultan and on the second line the name: Mustafa. Reverse: three-line inscription in Arabic script with mint indication on the third line: Jaza ir [=Algiers]. At the bottom, date: 1186 [=1773]. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterda…

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1/4 cedid mahmudiye Turkey of Sultan Mahmud II, regnal year 31 [=1838]

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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1/4 cedid mahmudiye Turkey of Sultan Mahmud II, regnal year 31 [=1838]

1838

Gold coin. Obverse: within a wreath of flowers, tughra with inscription to the right: "adli". Reverse: within a wreath of flowers, three-line inscription in Arabic letters with mint place indication: Constantinople. In the upper part of the inscription, regnal year: 31. Below mint place indication, year of accession…

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½ sultani from Algeria of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud I, 1143 [=1730]

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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½ sultani from Algeria of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud I, 1143 [=1730]

1730

Gold coin. Obverse: four-line inscription in Arabic script, with on the first line: sultan and on the second line the name: Mahmud. Reverse: three-line inscription in Arabic script with mint indication on the third line: Jaza ir [=Algiers]. At the bottom, date: 1143 [=1730]. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, h…

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10 Kurush, Imperial Ottoman Bank, Ottoman Empire, 1293 (1876) (Pick 42)

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10 Kurush, Imperial Ottoman Bank, Ottoman Empire, 1293 (1876) (Pick 42)

1293 (1876)

This 10 Kurush note was issued in Ottoman Empire by the Imperial Ottoman Bank, dated 1293 (1876). It belongs to the Lira (1844-1923) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Murad V (1876). It measures 163 × 115 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lis…

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100 para from Turkey of Sultan Mahmud II, regnal year 25 [=1832]

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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100 para from Turkey of Sultan Mahmud II, regnal year 25 [=1832]

1832

Billon coin. Obverse: within a floral border between two tied crescents, with a hexagon below the knot, tughra with inscription to the right: "adli". Reverse: within a floral border between two tied crescents, with a hexagon below the knot, three-line inscription in Arabic letters with mint place indication: Constan…

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20 Kurush, Imperial Ottoman Bank, Ottoman Empire, 1293 (1876) (Pick 43)

Bank Note Museum via Numista

banknotes

20 Kurush, Imperial Ottoman Bank, Ottoman Empire, 1293 (1876) (Pick 43)

1293 (1876)

This 20 Kurush note was issued in Ottoman Empire by the Imperial Ottoman Bank, dated 1293 (1876). It belongs to the Lira (1844-1923) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Murad V (1876). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 43.…

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20 Kurush, Ottoman, 1331 (1915) (Pick 80)

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20 Kurush, Ottoman, 1331 (1915) (Pick 80)

1331 (1915)

This 20 Kurush note was issued in Ottoman, dated 1331 (1915). It belongs to the Lira (1844-1923) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Mehmed V Reşâd (1909-1918). It measures 130 × 88 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 80.…

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20 para from Turkey of Sultan Mohammed V, regnal year 3 [= 1911]

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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20 para from Turkey of Sultan Mohammed V, regnal year 3 [= 1911]

1911

Nickel coin. Obverse: between two tied branches a circle containing a tughra with the indication in Arabic letters to its right: reshat. Below the tughra, regnal year indication: 3. Reverse: within two branches, containing the accession year indication: 1327 [= 1909], a circle containing in two lines the value indic…

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5 aspers from Algeria of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II, 1240 [= 1824]

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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5 aspers from Algeria of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II, 1240 [= 1824]

1824

Copper coin. Obverse: four-line inscription in Arabic letters, on the first line: sultan and on the second line the name: Mahmud. Reverse: three-line inscription in Arabic letters with mint indication: Jaza ir [= Algiers]. At the bottom, the year: 1240 [= 1824]. Rough edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this obj…

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Cedid mahmudiye from Turkey of Sultan Mahmud II, regnal year 27 [=1833]

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Cedid mahmudiye from Turkey of Sultan Mahmud II, regnal year 27 [=1833]

1833

Gold coin. Obverse: within inscription in Arabic script tughra with inscription to its right: adli. Reverse: within inscription in Arabic script three-line inscription in Arabic script with mint mark: Constantinople. At top of inscription regnal year: 27. Below mint mark accession year: 1223 [=1808] with below it ep…

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Ottoman Empire Stamps, Ottoman Empire, 1863

Government of Ottoman Empire via Wikimedia Commons

stamps

Ottoman Empire Stamps, Ottoman Empire, 1863

1863

The Ottoman Empire Stamps issue is a set of postage stamps released in Ottoman Empire on 13 January 1863. The StampWorld catalogue lists 5 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 1–1‑4). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 20Pa black/yellow; 1Ghr black/purple; 2Ghr black/blue; 5Ghr black/red. Perforation: I…

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Ottoman Empire, Serbia, Sultan Sulaiman I, akce, 926 [=1520]

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Ottoman Empire, Serbia, Sultan Sulaiman I, akce, 926 [=1520]

1520

Silver coin. Obverse: three-line inscription in Arabic letters?. Reverse: three-line inscription in Arabic letters, with mint place indication: Sidrah Kipsi [=Semendria, southeast of Belgrade]. Below it, the year: 926. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3693; its record gives material recorded…

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Ottoman kurus

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Ottoman kurus

18th to 20th century

The Ottoman kuruş, widely referred to in European languages as the piastre, was introduced in 1688 as a major coin of the Ottoman monetary system. Subdivided into 40 para or 120 akçe, it served as the empire's principal unit of account and currency standard until the monetary reforms of the mid-nineteenth century. I…

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Ottoman tooled leather Qur'an binding, Istanbul, 1460–1500

Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

bookbindings

Ottoman tooled leather Qur'an binding, Istanbul, 1460–1500

1460–1500

Museum specimen in the Cleveland Museum of Art (accession 1944.495): Bookbinding for a Qur'an, dated 1460–1500, attributed to Turkey, Istanbul, Ottoman period, 15th century. Medium: leather over paper pasteboards; outer cover tooled, blue paint; inner covers openwork designs over colored papers. Dimensions: Overall:…

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Para from Libya of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II, regnal year 25 [= 1832]

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Para from Libya of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II, regnal year 25 [= 1832]

1832

Copper coin. Obverse: arabesque, surrounded by a legend in Arabic letters. At the top, accession year: 1223 [= 1808]. Reverse: four-line inscription in Arabic letters with mint indication: Tarablusi gharb [= Tripoli in Libya]. At the top of the inscription, regnal year: 25. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, ho…

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Para from Libya of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II, regnal year 26 [= 1833]

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Para from Libya of the Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II, regnal year 26 [= 1833]

1833

Copper coin. Obverse: arabesque, surrounded by a legend in Arabic letters. At the top, accession year: 1223 [= 1808]. Reverse: four-line inscription in Arabic letters with mint indication: Tarablusi gharb [= Tripoli in Libya]. At the top of the inscription, regnal year: 26. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, ho…

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Turkey, Sultan Mahmud II, 5 kurush, regnal year 26 [=1833]

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Turkey, Sultan Mahmud II, 5 kurush, regnal year 26 [=1833]

1833

Silver coin. Obverse: within a floral border between two tied crescents, with a hexagon below the knot, tughra with inscription to the right: "adli". Reverse: within a floral border between two tied crescents, with a hexagon below the knot, three-line inscription in Arabic letters with mint place indication: Constan…

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