The Ottoman empire which lasted some 600 years, ruled most of the Middle East, Asia and parts of Europe, minted huge amounts of gold coins to supply the local trade markets, these coins are now considered...
Easy, Ottoman notables used to treasure these notes and whenever they had enough, they would convert their excess coins into jewlrey for their women.. So a notable's wife or a Pasha's wife normally went out in...
If you collect gold coins then i would strongly suggest you start consdiering the most amazing Monnai De Lux Imperial Ottoman Gold Coins. These coins were minted in very low quantities and were meant to be...
Turkish stamps pre 1920 period are referred as Ottoman Empire stamps.You can find images of each stamp and their cross rference catalog numbers for Scott,Michel,Yvert Tellier ,Pulko,Pulhan Burak cataloge...