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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 Silver 20 Kuruş MecidiyeAH 1270 (1853–54)
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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.