Near Gem Mint State Uncirculated Ottoman Empire silver 1 kurush coin.Dated 1293 AH year 11 = 1886 CE.
Certified by NGC to MS 64+, Population Census, This coin, 13 higher.Highly lustrous & reflective surfaces, beautiful in hand.
Coin features the Sultan's Tughra (calligraphic monogram, seal or signature). Tughras served a purpose similar to the cartouche in ancient Egypt or the Royal Cipher of British monarchs. Every Ottoman sultan had his own individual tughra.
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