Akçe
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The akçe or akça (anglicized as akche, akcheh or aqcha; Template:Langx; Script error: No such module "IPA"., Script error: No such module "IPA"., in Europe known as asper)[1] was a silver coin mainly known for being the chief monetary unit of the Ottoman Empire. It was also used in other states including the Anatolian Beyliks, the Aq Qoyunlu,[2] and the Crimean Khanate. The basic meaning of the word is "silver" or "silver money", deriving from the Turkish word Script error: No such module "Lang". (Template:Gloss) and the diminutive suffix Script error: No such module "Lang"..[3]
Cost
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History
The mint in Novo Brdo, a fortified mining town in the Serbian Despotate rich with gold and silver mines, began to strike Script error: No such module "Lang". in 1441 when it was captured by the Ottoman forces for the first time.[6]
The Suleiman Mosque in Istanbul is said to have cost 59 million akçe when it was constructed in the 1550s. This amount is said to have equalled 700,000 ducats in gold (probably Venetian).Template:Citation needed
Debasement
Silver content and index in an Ottoman Script error: No such module "Lang"..[7]
| Year | Silver (g) | Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1450–60 | 0.85 | 100 |
| 1490–1500 | 0.68 | 80 |
| 1600 | 0.29 | 34 |
| 1700 | 0.13 | 15 |
| 1800 | 0.048 | 6 |
Value compared to the gold ducat of Venice by years:[8]
| Year | Ottoman akçes |
|---|---|
| 1431 | 35 |
| 1475 | 45 |
| 1491 | 52 |
| 1547 | 60 |
| 1585 | 110 |
| 1645 | 160 |
| 1659 | 220 |
| 1660 | 300 |
| 1721 | 375 |
| 1728 | 400 |
| 1737 | 440 |
See also
References
External links
- Ottoman coins
- September 1, 2013 - A huge treasure of 47,000 silver Akçe discovered in Goleşti, Romania
- Akçe, 1481: Crimean Khanate (Ottoman Empire)
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- ↑ Sevket Pamuk, A Monetary History of the Ottoman Empire, Cambridge University Press, 2000, Template:ISBN
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