This is the Worldwide Numismatics Website!
This is a modest collection of second millennium gold coins of Turkey from the early 19th to the mid 20th Century
Click the thumbnail picture to see a larger version of the picture, then use your browser BACK button to return to the original page you were viewing.
OTTOMAN EMPIRE
50 Kurush - 1255 Yr 7
KM-678 - 3,61 g - 17,9 mm
Edge
- Reeded
The obverse features the toughra of Sultan Abd al-Mejid (b1823-d1861), the Ottoman Turkish ruler from 1839 to 1861. In 1853, he resisted Russia's attempt to act as protector for the Christians in the Ottoman Empire which led to the Crimean War. Below the toughra is the regnal year 7 in Arabic and to the right is EL-GHASI. The reverse has an Arabic legend with QUSTANTINIYAH (the Turkish name for Constantinople) and the accession year of 1255.
100 Kurush - 1255 Yr 16
KM-679 - 7,22 g - 22,3 mm
Edge
- Reeded
The obverse features the toughra of Sultan Abd al-Mejid (b1823-d1861), the Ottoman Turkish ruler from 1839 to 1861. In 1853, he resisted Russia's attempt to act as protector for the Christians in the Ottoman Empire which led to the Crimean War. Below the toughra is the regnal year 16 in Arabic and to the right is EL-GHASI. The reverse has an Arabic legend with QUSTANTINIYAH (the Turkish name for Constantinople) and the accession year of 1255.
100 Kurush - 1277 Yr 2
KM-696 - 7,22 g - 22,3 mm
Edge
- Reeded
The obverse features the toughra of Sultan Abd al-Aziz (b1830-d1876), the Ottoman Turkish ruler from 1861 to 1876. He was deposed in 1876 and succeeded by his nephew Murad V who only ruled a few months until he was declared to be insane. Below the toughra is the regnal year 2 in Arabic. The reverse has an Arabic legend with QUSTANTINIYAH (the Turkish name for Constantinople) and the accession year of 1277.
100 Kurush - 1277 Yr 11
KM-696 - 7,22 g - 22,3 mm
Edge
- Reeded
The obverse features the toughra of Sultan Abd al-Aziz (b1830-d1876), the Ottoman Turkish ruler from 1861 to 1876. He was deposed in 1876 and succeeded by his nephew Murad V who only ruled a few months until he was declared to be insane. Below the toughra is the regnal year 11 in Arabic. The reverse has an Arabic legend with QUSTANTINIYAH (the Turkish name for Constantinople) and the accession year of 1277.
50 Kurush - 1293 Yr 31
KM-731 - 3,61 g - 17,9 mm
Edge
- Reeded
The obverse features the toughra of Sultan Abd al-Hamid II (b1844-d1918), the Ottoman Turkish ruler from 1876-1909. He was deposed by his brother during the liberal young Turk revolution of 1909. Below the toughra is the regnal year 31 in Arabic and to the right is EL-GHASI. The reverse has an Arabic legend with QUSTANTINIYAH (the Turkish name for Constantinople) and the accession year of 1293.
If you would like to see additional Turkish gold coins, please click here - Page Turkey 2
If you wish to return to the main page, click here - Main
If you want to return to the home page, please click here - Home