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20 Kuruş
| Issuer | Ottoman Treasury (Hazine-i Devlet) |
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| Year | 1855-1857 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on cream paper within an ornate geometric border of interlaced strapwork characteristic of Ottoman decorative art. At the upper centre, a large circular sunburst vignette — likely intended as a blind stamp or seal area — is enclosed by a crescent motif below it, rendered in fine radiating lines. The central field is divided into several cartouches bearing Ottoman Turkish calligraphic inscriptions in naskh and tughra-influenced scripts, with two oval seal-type panels at the lower centre flanking the denomination text. |
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| Obverse lettering | بالقائمة عشرون قروش |
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| Protection type | Official seal |
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