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10 Kurush
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire |
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| Year | 1855-1857 |
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| Value | 10 Kurush (0.10) |
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| Obverse description | Vertically oriented note with an elaborate interlaced geometric border enclosing the entire face. At centre-top, a large radiant sun vignette with a plain oval reserve at its core is surrounded by Ottoman calligraphic inscriptions in a crescent-shaped band. Below, two ornate cartouches bear the denomination and treasury legends in Ottoman script, flanked by floral guilloche panels, with two oval signature cartouches and a seal at the foot of the note. |
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| Reverse description | Plain, largely unprinted reverse on aged paper showing fold lines consistent with circulation. Two oval hand-applied ink seals appear at centre: an upper circular seal and a lower elongated oval seal, both bearing Ottoman calligraphic inscriptions in black ink, serving as authentication stamps. |
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| Protection type | Seal |
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