CoinOfNote , 2 months ago to histodons group Another #token for today's #AtoZChallenge. Like yesterday's, I really find this one #atmospheric. It is a 20 Para bridge crossing token from the Ottoman Empire: https://coinofnote.com/1913-ottoman-empire-20-para-passage-token/ #AtoZChallenge2024 #OttomanEmpire #Ottoman #Transport #Transit #Bridge #Turkey #Constantinople #Istanbul #History #Histodons @numismatics @histodons Lettering: ۲۰ پارة كوپرى مروريى سى Unabridged legend: 20 Para Köprü müruriyesi Translation: 20 Para Bridge toll AramcoWorld have several images of the Galata bridge as it would have looked in 1890, before this token was issued but likely looking very similar.
Another #token for today's #AtoZChallenge. Like yesterday's, I really find this one #atmospheric. It is a 20 Para bridge crossing token from the Ottoman Empire: https://coinofnote.com/1913-ottoman-empire-20-para-passage-token/
#AtoZChallenge2024 #OttomanEmpire #Ottoman #Transport #Transit #Bridge #Turkey #Constantinople #Istanbul #History #Histodons @numismatics @histodons
Lettering: ۲۰ پارة كوپرى مروريى سى Unabridged legend: 20 Para Köprü müruriyesi Translation: 20 Para Bridge toll AramcoWorld have several images of the Galata bridge as it would have looked in 1890, before this token was issued but likely looking very similar.