Abdülmecid

アブデュルメジト／ Abdülmecid I　—　People & places

The sultan at the time of the first issue of the Kaime. The eras of recoinage and paper money coincided during his reign.

Silver 20 Kuruş Mecidiye — A photograph of what this word names.

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. He was the monarch when the first banknote, the Kaime, was issued amidst a treasury crisis. The recoinage (Tashih-i Ayar) and the troubled path of paper money coincided during his reign.

⚠ The silver coin Mecidiye is named after this emperor.