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Ottoman Coin


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Rear Face


   This Ottoman copper coin called "Mangır" vas minted during Selim II reign.   
   It contains mint place, mint date a short praying sentence 'May he be holly'   
   on the front face.  

     - Mint place   : Istanbul
     - Mint date    : 977 A.H. , 1569 A.D.
     - Diameter     : 14 mm
     - Weight       : 3.45 g

[ reference : Osmanlılarda Madeni paralar, Nuri PERE, Doğan Kardeş Matbaacılık, 1968 ]