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20 Kuruş
| Issuer | Banque Impériale Ottomane |
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| Year | 1876-1878 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in red-brown ink on plain paper and framed by an ornate foliate border with corner rosettes. The Ottoman tughra appears at the top center, below which large Ottoman-script numerals and multi-line Arabic calligraphic text state the denomination and the authority of the Ottoman state. A rectangular registration stamp with serial number is affixed in the lower portion of the note. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is printed on plain, largely unadorned paper with a centrally placed circular vignette bearing an Ottoman tughra in intaglio. In the lower portion, a rectangular registration stamp reads 'Enregistré Par la BANQUE IMPÉRIALE OTTOMANE' with a serial number and the imprint 'CONSTANTINOPLE 1876'. |
| Reverse lettering | Enregistré Par la BANQUE IMPÉRIALE OTTOMANE * 27 61539 * CONSTANTINOPLE 1876 |
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