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20 para from Turkey of Sultan Abdul Medjid, regnal year 21 [=1859]

1859 · striking (metalworking); copper (metal)

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Copper coin. Obverse: tughra with a leafy branch to the right. Below the tughra, reign year: 21. Reverse: within a legend in Arabic script, value: 20. In the legend, mint place: Constantinople and accession year: 1255 [=1839].

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Credit line20 para uit Turkije van sultan Abdul Medjid, regeringsjaar 21 [=1859]. 1859. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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