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50 Livre
| Issuer | Ottoman Fantasy Bank |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse lettering | OTTOMAN FANTASY BANK ABDÜLAZİZ ١٨٦١ هازيران ٢٥ |
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| Reverse lettering | OTTOMAN FANTASY BANK |
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A "fantasy note" — a privately produced, non-legal-tender item designed to resemble a banknote but issued by no real authority. The "Ottoman Fantasy Bank" has no historical basis; this is a modern novelty or collector piece, likely produced for the decorative or souvenir market. No central bank, Ottoman or otherwise, stands behind it.
The "Livre" denomination is a nod to the Ottoman lira (lira being the Italian cognate), last issued by the actual Ottoman state before its dissolution in the early 1920s. Using it here is purely atmospheric.