1891, Turkey (Ottoman), Abdul Hamid II. Beautiful Silver 5 Kurush Coin. NGC UNC+

Description: CoinWorldTV 1891, Turkey (Ottoman), Abdul Hamid II. Beautiful Silver 5 Kurush Coin. NGC UNC+ Reference: KM-737. Denomination: 5 Kurush Mint Year: 1891 (Regnal Year 16) Mint Place: Qustantiniya (today´s Istanbul) Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as UNC (Details: Rev. Damage!) Material: Silver (.830) Diameter: 23mm Weight: 6gm Obverse: State seal (tughra) of the Sultan beneath honorific title. Regnal year (16) below. All within decorative tressure with stars in inner fields and rosettes in outer fields. Reverse: Mint formula above acsession date (AH 1293). All within decorative tressure with stars in inner fields and rosettes in outer fields. Kuruş, also gurush, ersh, gersh, grush, grosha, and grosi, are all names for currency denominations in and around the territories formerly part of the Ottoman Empire. The variation in the name stems from the different languages it is used in (Arabic, Amharic, Turkish and Greek) and the different transcriptions into the Latin alphabet. In European languages, the kuruş was known as the piastre. His Imperial Majesty, The Sultan Abdülhamid II, Emperor of the Ottomans, Caliph of the Faithful, (AKA: Abdul Hamid II or Abd Al-Hamid II Khan Ghazi), (Turkish: Ikinci Abdülhamit) (21/22 September 1842 – 10 February 1918) was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He oversaw a period of decline in the power and extent of the Empire, ruling from 31 August 1876 until he was deposed on 27 April 1909. Abdülhamid II was the last Ottoman Sultan to rule with absolute power. Known to some as the Ulu Hakan ("Great Khan"), he is also known in the West as "The Red Sultan" (Kizil Sultan). His deposition following the Young Turk Revolution was hailed by most Ottoman citizens, who welcomed the return to constitutional rule. Abdülhamid commissioned thousands of photographs of his empire. Fearful of assassination, he did not travel often (though still more than many previous rulers) and photographs provided visual evidence of what was taking place in his realm. The Sultan presented large gift albums of photographs to various governments and heads of state, including the United States (William Allen, "The Abdul Hamid II Collection," History of Photography eight (1984): 119-45.) and Great Britain (M. I. Waley and British Library, "Sultan Abdulhamid II Early Turkish Photographs in 51 Albums from the British Library on Microfiche" (Zug, Switzerland: IDC, 1987). The American collection is housed in the Library of Congress and has been digitized. *Ottoman Empire photographs at the Library of Congress.

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