Catalog
1/2 Livre Turque
| Issuer | Banque Impériale Ottomane (Devlet-i Aliye-i Osmanye Bankasi) |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Composition | Cotton paper |
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| Obverse lettering | بنك ايمپريال عثماني |
| Reverse description | The reverse is rendered in shades of pink and rose on a cream ground, with a central lobed medallion of interlocking guilloche work surrounded by ornate floral arabesque borders. The fractional denomination '1/2' appears in Western numerals at both the left and right margins, while multiple lines of Ottoman Turkish text in calligraphic script are arranged across the central and lower fields. Two manuscript signature lines appear at the foot, accompanied by Ottoman Arabic legends identifying the signatories' titles. |
| Reverse lettering | ديون عمومي عثمانيه اداره سي نامنه رئيس في ١٦ تشرين ١٣٣١ |
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