Front: (value) ٥ (5)
legend: (above-right, mint) ضرب في قسطنطينية
(ah.y.n(i).t(i).n.t(i) s.q(u) i.f b.r(i).z(a) ←,
zarib fi Qustintiniyah, minted in Constantinople,
current: Istanbul)
(left, title) عز نصره (h.r.s(a).n(a).z.'ea ←,
translated: May he be victorious)
above plant like decoration
(bottom, accession year) سنه / ١٢٥٥ (a.n.s / 1255 - 1839)
Back: Tughra 23rd Caliph Abdulmejid I
sere: عبد المجيد خان بن محمود
Abdulmejid I (k)han son of Mahmud II)
2 beyzes (ovals signifying seas) Mediterranean and Black Sea),
منتصر دائما (muzaffer daima, always victorious)
3 tuğs (vertical lines), 3 zülfe (S-shaped lines),
2 hançer (lines at right, signify swords) power & might
with ⚘ flower branch at the right
(bottom, year of rule) ١٥ (15) until ١٧ (17) above سنه (a.n.s ← sana)
Note: medium planchet, weight varies: 3.70-4.20 grams
Edge: P - plain, type: )