The rarest coins of the Crimean Khanate are the coins of the last ruler of the Crimean Khanate, Shahin Giray. It was he who reformed the monetary system of the Crimean Khanate, bringing it closer to the system of the Russian Empire.
The rarest coins of the Crimean Khanate - the most recent
Shahin Giray carried out his famous monetary reform in several stages, wishing to establish coinage according to European patterns. As a result, trial lots were created, which were produced in a limited edition. Of these trial lots, today there are the most valuable specimens that are highly valued in the world of numismatists. For example, recently at the Violity auction, a yirmilyk from the time of Khan Shahin Giray was sold for 33,400 hryvnia, which is more than one hundred thousand rubles.
Fortunately for science, the coin did not leave the territory of Ukraine, but remained in the Crimea, because its value for historical science is very high.
The altmyshlyk (ruble) of 1782 of the period of the same ruler is also valued. In general, the coins of the time of Shahin Giray are also valuable because he became the last khan who ruled for only five years, so the Bakhchisarai Mint simply did not have time to issue a large number of coins before the annexation of the Crimean Khanate to the Russian Empire in 1783, just a year after the monetary reform. This khan always pursued a pro-Russian policy, and even his coins were practically brought to the all-Russian standard.
By the way, his brothers, Bahadyr Giray and Arslan Giray, opposed his reform, who even expelled the khan from the throne and destroyed new coins, handing them over for melting, which also did not contribute to their distribution. Thus, the rarest coins of the Crimean Khanate were not the oldest coins, as usual, but the coins of the latest minting.
Other rare coins of the Crimean Khanate
In addition to all the coins issued during the reign of Shahin Giray, it is worth noting the beshliks of Saadat Giray II, who ruled for about 2 months, the beshliks of Selim Giray I, Safy Giray, Tokhtamysh Giray, Mengli Giray, issued during his Ottoman captivity, and Murad Kettlebell. Also, some numismatists talk about the rare beshliks of Haji Giray II, which were listed on the Violity auction forum, but then disappeared from view.
Even Gazi Girey I issued akche - a small silver coin that has not yet been found. It is not difficult for any numismatist to recognize the coins of the Crimean Khanate; the tamga, the generic sign of the Crimean khans, was always minted on the reverse of the coin.
There is a great similarity between the Gireyevskaya tamga and the trident - the family coat of arms of the Ukrainian princes, which is considered today the coat of arms of Ukraine.
Each of the khans, and they changed quite often, minted their own coin and tried to give it a special originality. According to one version, the Crimean dynasty revived the tamga of the Bosphorus kings.
