Akche, according to the canons of Islam, did not wear images, but only a legend made in Arabic script. The original style of execution of coin legends with long prayer sentences was soon changed and the names of the Sultan and his father, the place and date of minting, as well as the text of such short well wishes began to be written on the coins.

Akche is a small silver coin of the Crimean Khanate of the XIV-XIX centuries, which circulated on the territory of the Ottoman Empire and neighboring states. It was minted from the time of the reign of the founder of the state, Hadji I Giray (1436-1466) and throughout the history of the khanate, until the reign of Shahin Giray (1777-1783).

For a long time akche remained the only silver coin of the Crimean Khanate. Akche retained the role of the main monetary denomination until the end of the 17th century.

On the obverse was the name of the khan, on the reverse - tamga (a sign of the khan's power) with his name and title in Arabic, the place and year of minting.

The minting of the Crimean akche was originally carried out in the cities of Crimea, Kyrk-Er and Kaffa, in the last quarter of the 16th - first quarter of the 17th centuries - in Gezlev and later - in the city of Bakhchisarai. At the end of the existence of the Crimean Khanate in 1780-1783, the mint started working in the suburb of Kaffa Tashlyk, two miles from the city, which minted a coin of European quality and became the basis for the short existence of the Russian Tauride Mint.