Name of Object:

Five piasters

Location:

Amman, Jordan

Holding Institution:

Numismatic Museum (Ahli Bank)

 About Numismatic Museum (Ahli Bank), Amman

Date of Object:

1909

Inventory Number:

NA

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Silver

Dimensions:

Diameter 24 mm, weight 5.5 gr

Provenance:

Turkey, Istanbul

Description:

Ottoman AR-5 qurush minted at Constantinople in AH 1327 / AD 1909. On obverse: within border of 24 stars and 12 crescents, tuğra of sultan Muhammad V, "Rashad" to the right, "reign year 1" below. On reverse: within border of 24 stars and 12 crescents, "`azza nasruhu duriba fi al-qustantiniyya 1327" ("May his victory be glorious struck in Constantinople, 1327").

Type of Object

Coin, currency

Citation of this web page:

Aida Naghawi "Five piasters" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;jo;63;en;en

Prepared by: Aida Naghawi
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MWNF Working Number: JO 063