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10 Para
| Issuer | Ottoman Post / Treasury |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse lettering | عثمانلو پوسطه سی سوه پاره |
| Reverse description | The reverse is unprinted, presenting a plain cream-coloured paper surface with no design elements, vignettes, or inscriptions. The perforated edges of the block of four are visible, consistent with the stamp-like production format of this emergency wartime currency issue. |
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The 1917 Ottoman small-denomination issues were a direct consequence of wartime metal shortages — copper and nickel had been diverted to munitions production, and fractional currency in coin form had effectively disappeared from circulation by 1916. These notes were printed domestically, a significant departure from the pre-war practice of relying on European security printers. The quality reflects that constraint.
The 10 Para occupied the lowest practical tier of Ottoman paper money ever issued — at the time of printing, roughly equivalent to less than half a US cent. They circulated hard and wore out fast.