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| Issuer | Dette Publique Ottomane |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | Printed in brown and green on cream-coloured cotton paper, the obverse is framed by an elaborate guilloche border with a green guilloche underprint occupying the central field. The Ottoman tughra appears in a cartouche at the top centre, flanked in the upper corners by the denomination numeral '1000' rendered in both Western and Arabic-script figures. The principal Ottoman Arabic-script text is set in large calligraphic lettering across the central panel, with a manuscript signature and two occurrences of the serial number in the lower portion. |
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| Reverse description | Executed in olive-green and brown, the reverse is structured around a dense geometric and arabesque guilloche pattern forming the outer border and corner ornaments. The central panel carries multiple lines of Ottoman Arabic-script text setting out the legal tender conditions, enclosed within a decorative frame. The denomination '1000' appears in Western numerals at both the top and bottom of the composition, with 'LIVRES TURQUES' inscribed vertically along the left margin and a circular calligraphic medallion at the right. |
| Reverse lettering | ١٠٠٠ 1.000 LIVRES TURQUES |
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