Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
100 Kuruş
| Issuer | Ottoman Imperial Treasury (Hazine-i Celile) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1861 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 100 Kuruş |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Size | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Printer | Log in to see details |
| Designer(s) | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Green and cream note with an elaborate Ottoman calligraphic layout. The imperial tughra of Sultan Abdülmecid I appears at the upper centre, flanked by the denomination numeral 100 in the upper corners. The central field carries five lines of Ottoman script in large naskh calligraphy, surrounded by an intricate foliate and scrollwork border in green ink. A circular seal cartouche inscribed in Ottoman script occupies the lower centre, enclosed within a decorative vignette. |
|---|---|
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | یکت ایکی یوز تمثل نکز بنسی هارتی خاچه چسته هین ایق کی بازاول ده یکت اورق شچ بدار ١٢٧٧ |
| Signature(s) | Log in to see details |
| Protection type | Log in to see details |
| Protection description | Log in to see details |
| Variants | Log in to see details |
| Comments |
These notes were issued under the Hazine-i Celile — the Imperial Treasury — rather than through a central bank, because the Ottoman Empire had no such institution in 1861. The Kaime, as these treasury notes were collectively known, had a troubled history stretching back to the 1840s: earlier issues had depreciated catastrophically, and public distrust of paper money ran deep. The 1861 series was part of a broader fiscal attempt to stabilize state finances during a period of heavy foreign borrowing and post-Crimean War debt obligations.
Counterfeiting was a persistent problem with Kaime issues generally, and the government struggled to enforce redemption terms consistently.