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10 Kuruş Second 'Kaime' issue
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1876-1877 |
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| Value | 10 Kurush (0.10) |
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| Obverse description | The toughra of Sultan Abdul Hamid II is set within a circular medallion at the top center, above a central panel of large Ottoman calligraphic text stating the denomination and the note's legal tender status. The entire face is framed by an elaborate foliate and arabesque border with intricate scrollwork at the corners and sides, printed in brown on a light ground with a fine calligraphic guilloche underprint. A small oval seal appears at the lower center of the panel. |
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| Obverse lettering | ١٠ عشر قروش اوراق نقديه دولت عليه دن يالكزاون غروشلق قائمه معتبره در |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in a lighter tone, with the same foliate arabesque border as the obverse rendered as a pale underprint. A circular black official seal of Mehmed Kani is affixed near the top center of the note. Below it, handwritten Ottoman Arabic script records registration details, and a rectangular blue registration stamp of the Banque Impériale Ottomane reading "Enregistré Par la BANQUE IMPERIALE OTTOMANE / CONSTANTINOPLE 1877" with a handwritten number is applied in the lower portion. |
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