Catalog
100 Kuruş
| Issuer | Banque Impériale Ottomane |
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| Year | 1876-1878 |
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| Currency | Lira (1844-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in red-brown on cream paper and composed entirely of Ottoman Turkish calligraphic text within an elaborate guilloche border of scrolling floral arabesques. At the top centre sits an oval tughra medallion of Sultan Abdülhamid II, flanked by corner numerals '100'; the central field carries multi-line Ottoman script stating the denomination and state guarantee. At the foot, a rectangular cartouche bears the seal of the Imperial Ottoman Treasury. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed in pale olive-grey on plain cream paper and is largely unadorned. At upper centre, a circular medallion carries an intricate Arabic calligraphic inscription. Below it, an oval registration stamp of the Banque Impériale Ottomane reads 'ENREGISTRÉ PAR LA BANQUE IMPÉRIALE OTTOMANE / CONSTANTINOPLE' enclosing the serial number and a date. |
| Reverse lettering | ENREGISTRÉ PAR LA BANQUE IMPÉRIALE OTTOMANE CONSTANTINOPLE 1877 |
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