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40 Para - Mahmud II type B
| Issuer | Tripoli, Regency of |
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| Year | 1827-1831 |
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| Currency | Kuruş (1688-1844) |
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| Obverse description | Central field dominated by the elaborate tughra of Sultan Mahmud II in calligraphic relief, with a crescent symbol positioned to the upper right. The mint name and regnal year appear in Arabic legend below the tughra. The coin is struck within a beaded border. The overall design follows the Ottoman Imperial style, with the tughra serving as the principal device. |
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| Obverse lettering | محمود ضرب في طرابلس غرب ١٢٢٣ (Translation: Mahmud Struck in Tripoli West 1223) |
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The Regency of Tripoli operated under Ottoman suzerainty but enjoyed considerable practical autonomy under the Karamanli dynasty — until it didn't. This issue falls precisely within the years Yusuf Karamanli's authority was collapsing under the weight of civil war, a blockading American squadron, and debts he could not service. By 1835, the Ottomans used the chaos as pretext to reassign direct control, ending over a century of Karamanli rule. Coins from this terminal window are products of a regime running out of time.
Billon quality varies sharply across this type, reflecting inconsistent local silver supplies during the fiscal crisis.