unknown coins,help in identifying

[john46]

girlfriend came home with these for me today, have no idea were there from and what they are, any ideas please

 

[coachbedford]

from what i know of these i would say ottoman empire, late 1800s to early 1900s

 

[DCMatt]

from what i know of these i would say ottoman empire, late 1800s to early 1900s

Agree. The funky symbol in the center is called a tugrha. This are often difficult for the Western eye to indentify accurately. Just do a Google image search on "tugrha" and start comparing.

DCMatt

 

[stvnford]

I have a friend who is from Pakistan and reads Arabic as well as Urdu. I've asked him if he might be able to read or identify what it is.

 

[Bramblefind]

I think maybe the one on the left is a 1223//25 100 Para and the one on the right is a 1255//20 40 Para.

Coin Value: Turkey 10, 20, 100 Para, 1, 5 Kurush 1808

1223//22-1223//25 Turkey 100 Para, 2-1/2 Kurush KM 590 Prices & Values

1255//17-1255//23 Turkey 40 Para KM 670 Prices & Values | NGC

 

[Peyton Manning]

with the stuff in the news I wouldn't want to be found with those