Coins of the Ottoman Empire

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Coins of the Ottoman Empire comprise the diverse range of metallic currencies issued across the empire’s history, reflecting its economic systems, political changes, and artistic traditions from the 14th to the early 20th century.

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Surface form Occurrences
Ottoman currency 1

Statements (83)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coinage system
historical currency
numismatic collection topic
denominationType akçe NERFINISHED
altın
kurus
lira NERFINISHED
mahbub
mangır
mecidiye NERFINISHED
para
piastre
sultani
zoltani
designFeature Islamic calligraphy
floral motifs
geometric patterns
mint marks
regnal year inscriptions
religious inscriptions
tughra of the reigning sultan
earliestMainDenomination akçe NERFINISHED
economicRole medium of exchange
store of value
unit of account
finalPhase late 19th century to early 20th century
geographicScope Anatolia NERFINISHED
Balkans NERFINISHED
Caucasus NERFINISHED
Europe NERFINISHED
Middle East NERFINISHED
North Africa NERFINISHED
includesType commemorative issues
countermarked coins
fractional denominations
high-value gold coins
provincial issues
trade coins
influenced Balkan regional coinage
Middle Eastern coinage
North African coinage
influencedBy Byzantine coinage NERFINISHED
European monetary systems
Islamic coinage traditions
Persian coinage
languageUsed Arabic
Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED
Persian
laterMainDenomination Ottoman lira NERFINISHED
kurus
majorMint Baghdad mint NERFINISHED
Cairo mint NERFINISHED
Constantinople mint NERFINISHED
Damascus mint NERFINISHED
Edirne mint NERFINISHED
Saray mint NERFINISHED
Thessaloniki mint NERFINISHED
mintSystem centralized imperial mints
monetaryStandard akçe-based silver standard
bimetallic standard
gold standard
lira-based system
primaryMetal billon
bronze
copper
gold
nickel
silver
reformedUnder Sultan Abdülaziz NERFINISHED
Sultan Abdülhamid II NERFINISHED
Sultan Abdülmecid I NERFINISHED
Sultan Mahmud II NERFINISHED
relatedTo Islamic numismatics
Ottoman paper money NERFINISHED
economy of the Ottoman Empire
history of the Ottoman Empire
religiousInscription Quranic verses
shahada
scriptUsed Arabic script
subjectOf Ottoman numismatics
timePeriod 14th century to early 20th century
transitionedTo Turkish Republic coinage
usedBy Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED

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Ottoman akçe category Coins of the Ottoman Empire
Mount Lebanon Emirate currencyUsed Coins of the Ottoman Empire
this entity surface form: Ottoman currency