Ottoman Empire 5 Kurush

Description

TURKEY - OTTOMAN EMPIRE.

Ruler: Mahmud II, AH1223-1255, 1808-1839 AD.

5 Kurush, KM599.

Silver, 0.170, 16.41g, 39mm. (weight varies with these coins usually 13.00-16.00, this example is better than usual.)

Obverse: Toughra within 3/4 chain wreath.

Struck in Constantinople.

EF, not usually found in better grades and often not fully struck, small verdigris spot.