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Obverse: Tughra beside flowers with regnal year below.
Obverse legend: ٢٠ سنة
Reverse: Arabic inscription, value and date
Reverse legend: عز نصره ضرب في قسطنطينية ٥ ١٢٥٥ سنة
Edge: plain
Country: Ottoman Empire
Ruler: Abdülmecid I (23/25 April 1823 – 25 June 1861) or Tanzimatçı Sultan Abdülmecid (Sultan Abdülmecid the Reorganizer) due to the Tanzimat reforms he conducted, he is also known as Abdulmejid and similar spellings, was the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and succeeded his father Mahmud II on 2 July 1839.
Year: 1858 (Islamic 1255) ٢٠
Denomination: 5 Para
Mint: Constantinople
Metal: Cooper
Weight ±: 2.77 g.
Diameter ±: 22 mm
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