Posted 11/10/2018 11:47 am
I keep this answer on a permanent file as the question arises so often:
Your coin has an interesting history. Many people will tell you that it is an Imitation Ottoman. By which they mean a poor copy of an Ottoman coin used as ornamentation by dancers.
See: Belly Money.
This is almost certainly dancer's ornamentation but is copied from a French propaganda medallion.
In 1857 the French were victorious in Algeria, against the rebel groups who continued to fight despite the surrender of their leader Abd-el-Kader. They then created six medals with Arabic legends which were widely distributed throughout the population.
This has led to their classification as propaganda medals and yours is a poor copy of one of those medals
Your coin has an interesting history. Many people will tell you that it is an Imitation Ottoman. By which they mean a poor copy of an Ottoman coin used as ornamentation by dancers.
See: Belly Money.
This is almost certainly dancer's ornamentation but is copied from a French propaganda medallion.
In 1857 the French were victorious in Algeria, against the rebel groups who continued to fight despite the surrender of their leader Abd-el-Kader. They then created six medals with Arabic legends which were widely distributed throughout the population.
This has led to their classification as propaganda medals and yours is a poor copy of one of those medals
