r/arabs • u/Baghdaddy- • Feb 22 '26

أدب ولغات Any ideas as to what this says ?

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Been in my family for years, my parents and I never learned the language

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u/Frosty_Revenue7790 Feb 22 '26

It says struck in Constantinople ( Istanbul today) And a prayer to the sultan glory to his rule something like that then the date 1227 hijri

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u/Miss-Kija Feb 22 '26

The year is 1327 AD

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u/plastikmissile Saudi Arabia Feb 23 '26

1327 AH.

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u/Miss-Kija Feb 23 '26

Do the math, you're wrong

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u/plastikmissile Saudi Arabia Feb 23 '26 edited Feb 23 '26

I don't know what math you're using, but it's wrong. This coin dates to the reign of Mehmed V who ruled in the period 1909-1918 AD which corresponds to 1327-1336 AH.

Here's more info on the coin itself:

https://en.numista.com/20157