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20 Piastres Law of 6 August AH1332
| Issuer | Ottoman Empire Ministry of Finance |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Value | 20 Kurush (0.20) |
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| Obverse description | Salmon-pink note printed in a single colour with an elaborate guilloche oval at centre, flanked by ornate arabesque underprint patterns filling the entire field. The tuğra of Sultan Mehmed V appears at the top centre above the principal Ottoman Turkish inscription in naskh calligraphy. Denomination panels reading '20 PIASTRES' occupy all four corners — the two upper in octagonal cartouches and the two lower in rectangular frames — while the series letter 'SÉRIE L' and serial number appear in the lower central field, with a single handwritten signature below. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is plain unprinted paper, left entirely blank, with only the watermark visible when held to light. |
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| Signature(s) | Talaat (Maliye Nazırı Vekili / Acting Minister of Finance) |
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