Stumped | Jewellery Imitation Ottoman

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Nicholas Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 02/09/2010 2:45 pm A friend of mine sent me this photo. I'll see about getting a picture of the other side as well. I am stumped. Any ideas? Identified - moved to Exonumia forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 02/09/2010 5:36 pm It's a crude imitation of an Ottoman Empire gold coin from the 1800's; the swirly thing is a very simplistic attempt to draw a toughra. Specifically, the hayriye altin series issued from 1827 to 1832. See this example on Zeno.ru. There are five examples of this coin on Zeno; all of them are holed. The genuine coins, as well as the imitations like yours, were extensively used for jewellery purposes. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Nicholas Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 02/09/2010 7:06 pm Very cool. Thank you for your help. I had to google what a toughra was. LOL :) Wiktionary says it's a seal used by Ottoman sultans placed on coins, stamps and official documents. Very interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
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