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50 Kuruş
| Issuer | Ottoman Treasury |
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| Year | 1849 |
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| Currency | Piastre (1844-1923) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in black on cream paper and is dominated by a large central arch-shaped mihrab vignette with elaborate interlaced arabesque scrollwork forming the border frame on all four sides. Within the arch, a decorative medallion with geometric ornament is centred above several lines of Ottoman Turkish script in naskh hand setting out the note's text and legal obligation. A circular official seal appears in the lower centre, flanked by the denomination numeral, with additional Ottoman script inscriptions along all margins. |
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| Protection type | Official seals |
| Protection description | Five circular official ink seals applied to the reverse, each bearing Ottoman calligraphic inscriptions, serving as authentication devices against counterfeiting. |
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