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

1833 · striking (metalworking); copper (metal)

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Copper coin. Obverse: arabesque, around which inscription in Arabic letters. At the top year of accession: 1223 [=1808]. Reverse: four-line inscription in Arabic letters with mint indication: Tarablusi gharb [=Tripoli in Libya]. Above in inscription regnal year: 26.

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Credit linePara uit Libie van de Ottomaanse sultan Mahmud II, regeringsjaar 26 [=1833]. 1833. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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