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20 Kuruş

Issuer Ottoman Treasury (Hazine-i Celile)
Year 1858
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Value 20 Kuruş
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Obverse description The obverse is laid out in a vertical format with an ornate central cartouche enclosing multi-line Ottoman calligraphic script in flowing naskh style, set against a lightly tooled background with scrollwork border elements at the corners and along the frame. The overall composition is printed in dark olive-brown tones on aged paper, with decorative rosette motifs in each corner. The denomination and treasury authority are inscribed within the central panel in Arabic script.
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Protection type Seal
Protection description Circular official Ottoman seal affixed to the reverse, bearing an embossed or inked imperial cipher
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