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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Label Occurrences
Coins of the Ottoman Empire canonical 1
Ottoman currency 1

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Statements (83)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coinage system
historical currency
numismatic collection topic
denominationType akçe
altın
kurus
lira
linked to: Ottoman lira

mahbub
mangır
mecidiye
linked to: Mecidiye

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
economicRole medium of exchange
store of value
unit of account
finalPhase late 19th century to early 20th century
geographicScope Anatolia
Balkans
Caucasus
Europe
Middle East
North Africa
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
European monetary systems
Islamic coinage traditions
Persian coinage
languageUsed Arabic
Ottoman Turkish
Persian
laterMainDenomination Ottoman lira
kurus
majorMint Baghdad mint
Cairo mint
Constantinople mint
Damascus mint
Edirne mint
linked to: Edirne

Saray mint
Thessaloniki mint
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
Sultan Abdülhamid II
Sultan Abdülmecid I
Sultan Mahmud II
linked to: Mahmud II
relatedTo Islamic numismatics
Ottoman paper money
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

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Ottoman akçe category Coins of the Ottoman Empire
Mount Lebanon Emirate currencyUsed Ottoman currency
linked to: Coins of the Ottoman Empire