The Imperial Ottoman Bank issued this 100 Livres note under wartime conditions, when the Ottoman Empire's alliance with Germany made Berlin a practical — and politically logical — printing location. The Reichsdruckerei had been supplying security printing to allied and client states throughout the war, and by 1918 the empire's own printing capacity was severely strained.
Notes of this denomination from the 1918 issue are scarce. The timing of issue — late in the war, months before the armistice and the effective collapse of Ottoman financial authority — meant that large quantities never reached full circulation.
The Imperial Ottoman Bank issued this 100 Livres note under wartime conditions, when the Ottoman Empire's alliance with Germany made Berlin a practical — and politically logical — printing location. The Reichsdruckerei had been supplying security printing to allied and client states throughout the war, and by 1918 the empire's own printing capacity was severely strained.
Notes of this denomination from the 1918 issue are scarce. The timing of issue — late in the war, months before the armistice and the effective collapse of Ottoman financial authority — meant that large quantities never reached full circulation.