View source for Turkey AH1293(10) 100 kurush

[[Image:Turkey 1885 100 kurush obv 600.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Mountain Groan Collection]]
[[Image:Turkey 1885 100 kurush rev 600.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen is from a series struck in Istanbul during the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid (r. 1876-1909). This denomination was introduced during the rule of Sultan Abdul Mejid (r. 1839-61). Ottoman coins were dated using regnal years; the reverse bears the date AH 1293 (= 1876 A.D.) while the obverse bears the regnal year 10 (= AH 1302 = Oct. 1884-Oct. 1885). The Hejira calendar uses a lunar year instead of a solar year, so its starting date moves from year to year. This type was issued AH 1299-1327 (1880-1908); some dates are listed with very low mintages but the SCWC prices them all the same. The last gold 100 kurush of this size was issued in [[Turkey 1929 100 kurush|1929]], under Ataturk's Republic.

''Recorded mintage:'' 572,000.

''Specification:'' 7.22 g, .917 fine gold, .212 troy oz AGW.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 730, Fr-143 (formerly Fr-41).

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017. 
* Uslu, Kaan, Beyazit, M. Fatih, and Kara, Tuncay, ''Ottoman Empire Coins'', Istanbul: Mas Matbaacilik A.S., 2007.

''Link to:''
* [[Turkey AH1293(6) 100 kurush Fr-138|AH 1293(6) 100 kurush]]
* [[Turkey AH 1293(8) 20 para|AH 1293(8) 20 para]]
* [[Turkey AH1293(11) 5 kurush|AH 1293(11) 5 kurush]]
* [[Turkey AH 1293(11) 50 kurush|AH 1293(11) 50 kurush]]
* [[Turkey AH 1293(12) 100 kurush|AH 1293(12) 100 kurush]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1884]]
* return to coins of [[Turkey]]

[[Category:Selections from the Mountain Groan Collection]]