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| Issuer | Dette Publique Ottomane |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Currency | Livre turque (1844-1927) |
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| Obverse description | Brown-toned note with an ornate floral and geometric border frame in the Ottoman decorative tradition. The centre carries multi-line Ottoman Turkish calligraphic text in naskh script, including the issue date (22 Kanunusani 1331) and official authorisation inscriptions, flanked by the numeral '1' in Arabic-Eastern numerals at upper left and upper right. Serial number prefixed 'E' appears twice in the lower field, with a small tughra-style seal vignette at centre below the main text panel. |
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| Reverse description | Plain light-toned reverse with a large central rectangular text panel enclosed within a guilloche-patterned oval cartouche, surrounded by a repeating floral rosette and lattice underprint border. Five lines of Ottoman Turkish naskh calligraphy fill the central panel, carrying the legal tender and redemption text of the Ottoman Public Debt Administration. A manuscript signature in ink appears in the lower centre of the text panel. |
| Reverse lettering | ديون عمومية عثمانية |
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