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10 Para Postage Stamp Currency
| Uitgever | Ottoman Empire |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1917 |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Paper |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
|---|---|
| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | None |
| Beschrijving beveiliging | No security features; printed on non-translucent plain paper without watermark or security thread. |
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| Opmerkingen |
The Ottoman government's decision to overprint postage stamps and issue them as fractional currency in 1917 was a direct consequence of wartime metal shortages — copper and nickel had been redirected to the war effort, leaving no material for small-denomination coin production. These adhesive-stamp notes were not unique to the Ottomans; several belligerent powers adopted the same stopgap during the First World War.
Handling problems were persistent. Without adhesive backing removed, pieces stuck together in circulation; with it removed, the paper became fragile. Surviving examples in any condition above heavily worn are relatively uncommon for that reason.