ORDU ETNOGRAFYA MÜZESİ'NDEKİ OSMANLI DÖNEMİ SİKKELERİ
THE OTTOMAN COINS IN THE MUSEUM OF ETHNOGRAPHY IN ORDU

Summary/Abstract: Although the coin has changed in shape, weight, value and composition since the first times of its use, its use in shopping has never changed until today. In the study, 49 coins belonging to the Ottoman Period in the Ordu Ethnography Museum were examined. Coins to the museum; 18 came with grant, 19 with purchase and 12 with confiscation, and all of the coins are in the warehouse. Coins; II. Mehmed III. Ahmed, Mahmud I, III. Mustafa, III. Selim, II. Mahmud, Abdulmecid, Abdulaziz, II Abdülhamid and V Mehmed Reşad it includes 10 sultans, including. On the coins, the sultan's tag, his tughra, his title, the place of the minting, the date of the mint and the sentence of prayer are included. 6 of the coins were minted from copper, 31 of them were silver, and 12 of them were nickel, and there is no gold coin. 12 of the coins were minted with hammer technique, 12 by mechanical pressing and 25 by automatic coin presses. Study; It was made in order to reveal the dominance of the Ottoman Period in the region with the iconography, material and decoration of the coins, to introduce the coins to the numismatic environment and to contribute to the coin literature. In addition, it is thought that due to the writing and decoration features on the coins, it will be a source for other sciences, especially art history.

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