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1000 Kurush
| Issuer | Hazine-i Amire (Ottoman Imperial Treasury) |
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| Year | 1840 |
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| Value | 1000 Kurush |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by two circular impressed seals in relief: the tughra of Sultan Abdülmecid I at upper centre and the seal of Saib Pasha at lower centre. Between the seals, handwritten Ottoman script inscriptions record the denomination and issue details, with additional calligraphic text running across the upper portion of the note. The composition is spare, relying entirely on manuscript and seal elements without printed vignettes or ornamental borders, consistent with the earliest Ottoman paper currency issue of 1840. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is nearly plain, bearing a single circular impressed seal at centre, identified as the seal of the Ministry of Financial Affairs of the Supreme Government (Bab-ı Ali), along with a brief handwritten Ottoman script inscription above. The surrounding field is left blank, reflecting the austere, document-like character of this inaugural Ottoman banknote series. |
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| Protection description | Multiple hand-applied impressed official seals serving as authentication devices, including the imperial tughra seal and ministerial seals |
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