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| Issuer | Ottoman Fantasy Bank |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Size | 135 x 77 mm |
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| Reverse description | Full-width vignette of a large Ottoman-era hilltop complex with multiple buildings amid tall pine and cypress trees, rendered in sepia intaglio style. The scene is enclosed within the same ornate engraved border as the obverse, with an Ottoman tughra medallion at top centre and diagonal corner numerals "1". |
| Reverse lettering | OTTOMAN FANTASY BANK |
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| Comments |
A modern fantasy note — issued by no real institution, backed by nothing, and designed for collectors rather than circulation. The "Ottoman Fantasy Bank" has no historical basis; this is a novelty item produced in the contemporary collectibles market, printed on cotton paper to approximate the feel of genuine currency.
Not a banknote. Catalog accordingly.