Watch List notes:

OTTOMAN EMPIRE: Mahmud II (1808-1839). Æ Unit (5.12 gm; 22 mm). Known as INKILAPCI (The Reformer or Revolutionary), Obverse Mahmud II's Tughra, reverse: mint: Baghdad, year 1235 AH. Mahmud II was the last of the Ottoman kings who entered into a formal war with Persia under Qajar king Fathali shah. Persian forces under the command of Fathali shah's sons Dowlatshah and Abbas Mirza(crown prince) defeated the Ottoman forces several times and captured Baghdad. A peace treaty was signed between the two empires in Erzerum ending the hostilities in 1823 (1235-1236 AH). The coin is a symbol of regaining Baghdad after the defeat from Persia and the peace treaty of Erzerum. Nice brown-reddish patina. Choice Good VF.