10 Kurush

Issuer	Ottoman Treasury (Hazine-i Devlet)
Year	1853-1854
Type	Standard circulation banknote
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Obverse description	The obverse is printed in black on cream paper and enclosed within an elaborate rectangular border of interlocking arabesque and foliate guilloché ornament, with the numeral '10' repeated in circular cartouches at each corner. A large central oval vignette contains a radiating sunburst emanating from an elliptical void at its apex, below which a bold Ottoman tughra or calligraphic heading introduces the denomination. The body of the note is occupied by several lines of Ottoman Turkish script in a formal naskh hand, set within a plain oval frame, with an official circular seal at the foot bearing further Arabic calligraphy.
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Protection type	Official seal
Protection description	Circular Ottoman Treasury seal printed in black ink at the foot of the obverse and repeated on the reverse, bearing calligraphic inscriptions as an authentication device.
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