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2½ Livres Turques
| Issuer | Dette Publique Ottomane |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Value | 2½ Livres Turques |
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| Obverse description | Green and grey note with an elaborate arabesque guilloche border enclosing the entire face. A tughra device appears at the top centre, flanked by Arabic inscriptions identifying the Ottoman Public Debt Administration. The denomination numeral 2½ appears in two oval cartouches at left and right, with multi-line Ottoman Turkish text in the central panel and the AH date 1332. The serial number in prefix-letter format is printed in two positions along the lower margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | دیون عمومیه عثمانیه |
| Reverse description | Brown and pale-green note with a finely engraved arabesque border matching the obverse design. The value numeral 2½ appears in the upper corners. The central field is entirely occupied by dense multi-line Ottoman Turkish text setting out the legal tender and redemption terms of the note. Two decorative medallion vignettes in the lower portion flank a central floral motif, and a single manuscript signature appears below the text block. |
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