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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ottoman currency