40 Para - Mehmed V "Reshat" right of Toughra

Features

Issuer	Ottoman Empire
Sultan	Mehmed V Reşâd (1909-1918)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Year	1327 (1909-1913)
Calendar	Islamic (Hijri)
Value	40 Para (0.01)
Currency	Lira (1844-1923)
Composition	Nickel
Weight	5.92 g
Diameter	23.7 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 11088
References	KM# 766 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Obverse

Inside a beaded circle and above the regnal year, the tughra of the sultan next to "Reshat"; around, the motto followed by an olive branch and a wheat sheaf knotted together.

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
حرية ☆ مساواة ☆ عدالة
٥
سنة

Translation:
Freedom, equality, justice
Year 5

Reverse

The denomination inside a beaded crescent; around, the name of the mint separated by the name of the country and followed by the accession date of the sultan over an olive branch and a wheat sheaf.

Script: Arabic

Lettering:
دولة عثمانية
ضرب في ☆ ☆ قسطنطينية
٤٠
پاره
١٣٢٧

Translation:
Ottoman State
Struck in Constantinople
40 Para
1327

Edge

Plain

Mint

Constantinople, modern-day Istanbul, Turkey (476-1923)

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Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1327 (1909) ٤					$ 6.90			١٣٢٧ (mintage in 1911) Small ٤	3%
1327 (1911) ٣	1 992 000		$ 1.60	$ 2.90	$ 4.10			١٣٢٧ (mintage in 1910)	29%
1327 (1912) ٤	8 716 000	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 2.20	$ 5.30	$ 5.70	$ 8.10	١٣٢٧ (mintage in 1911) Large ٤	56%
1327 (1913) ٥	9 248 000		$ 1.70	$ 1.90	$ 3.50	$ 3.70	$ 5.80	١٣٢٧ (mintage in 1912)	31%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 152 Lot 1175	8 Mar 2025	1327 (1909) ٤ – ١٣٢٧ (mintage in 1911) Small ٤	XF	USD 40.59 (EUR 35.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Summer Evening Auction 162 Lot 1303	7 Jul 2025	1327 (1913) ٥ – ١٣٢٧ (mintage in 1912)	UNC	USD 15.08 (EUR 13.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 152 Lot 1176	8 Mar 2025	1327 (1913) ٥ – ١٣٢٧ (mintage in 1912)	XF	USD 23.20 (EUR 20.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 69 Lot 873	29 Oct 2022	Undetermined	XF	USD 49.87 (EUR 43.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 77 Lot 2734	11 Feb 2023	Undetermined	VF	USD 9.28 (EUR 8.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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