Identify Middle Eastern Coin no date

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  1. jwevansv

    jwevansv Senior Member

    Does anybody recognize this coin?
     

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  3. bart

    bart Senior Member

    This is a Turkish Ottoman 5 para, issued under sultan Abdul Mejid (1839-1861), with accession date 1255 AH and year of issue 19 (=1273 AH or 1857). It is minted in copper and listed in Krause as Turkey KM#666.3 (thin planchet, 2.50-3.30 gram)
     
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