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100 Kuruş
| Issuer | Ottoman Imperial Treasury (Hazine-i Celile) |
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| Year | 1861 |
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| Value | 100 Kuruş |
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| Reverse description | Cream-toned reverse printed in green, with the central text block enclosed within a symmetrical wreath of laurel and oak branches tied at the base with a ribbon. Five lines of Ottoman naskh script occupy the centre of the wreath, including the Ottoman calendar year 1277. A prominent circular green seal in relief script is placed below the wreath, set against a faint paisley and arabesque underprint covering the entire field. The corners carry lightly printed Ottoman numerals. |
| Reverse lettering | یکت ایکی یوز تمثل نکز بنسی هارتی خاچه چسته هین ایق کی بازاول ده یکت اورق شچ بدار ١٢٧٧ |
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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.