Gem Mint State Uncirculated Ottoman Empire silver 1 kurush coin.
Dated 1293 AH year 11 = 1886 CE.
Certified by PCGS to MS 65, Population Census, This coin, none higher.
Lightly toned with luster.
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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