5 Para copper coin of Abdülaziz
1861–76 ・ copper ・ 19th century ・ Ottoman Empire
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A 5 para copper coin from the reign of Abdülaziz. The para originated as a small silver unit. Although the physical coin eventually disappeared, the word survived and today means "money" itself in Turkish. This small copper coin is the physical memory of a word still spoken daily in the market.