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TURKEY: Abdul Aziz, 1861-1876, AE souvenir medal (24.65g), "Makka", ND

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TURKEY: Abdul Aziz, 1861-1876, AE souvenir medal (24.65g),  Makka , ND
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TURKEY: Abdul Aziz, 1861-1876, AE souvenir medal (24.65g), "Makka", ND, KM-—, stylized inscriptions in Arabic & Ottoman Turkish, porous surfaces, bold strike, Very Fine, RR. Not a coin but a souvernir medal believed to have been sold to Muslims who completed the Hajj, the visit to Makka (Mecca). Even though the medal is inscribed fi darb makka, "of being struck at Mecca", it was most likely produced at Istanbul or some other major city in either Turkey or Syria.