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Token - Mahmud II

Location Ottoman Empire
Year 1807
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Weight 2.8 g
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Obverse description Central field features the tughra (imperial monogram) of Sultan Mahmud II in raised relief, surrounded by a beaded inner border and an outer decorative band of stylized floral and foliate ornaments. A small hole is pierced at the bottom edge, suggesting use as a pendant or ornament.
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Reverse description Central field bears a two-line Arabic legend reading 'Zuriba fi Qustantiniyya' (Struck in Constantinople) with the Hijri date 1222 below, all within a beaded inner border and an outer band of stylized floral and foliate ornaments. A small hole is pierced at the bottom edge.
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