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500 Livres Turques
| Issuer | Dette Publique Ottomane (Devlet-i Aliye-i Osmanye Bankasi) |
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| Year | 1918 |
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| Value | 500 Livres Turques |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in blue-green tones on a fine guilloche underprint with elaborate floral and geometric corner medallions in the Ottoman decorative tradition. At the top centre, the imperial tughra is set within an ornate cartouche, flanked on both sides by the numeral 500 in Arabic script; the central panel carries the Ottoman inscription of the issuing authority within an arched frame, with the date and serial number B-000362 at lower left and right. Two circular rosette vignettes occupy the lower corners, and two manuscript signatures appear across the central field. |
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| Reverse lettering | B·000362 500 بو بانكنوت دولت عثمانيه خزينه سنك... |
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The Dette Publique Ottomane's late wartime issues, including this 500 Livres Turques, were produced under severe material constraints — by 1918 the Ottoman printing infrastructure had deteriorated badly, and some denominations in this series were printed domestically rather than relying on the pre-war French and German contractors who had supplied earlier issues. The empire was months from dissolution when this note entered circulation.
High-denomination Ottoman notes from this period are disproportionately rare in collectable condition because hyperinflationary pressure drove rapid, rough handling. Notes passed through many hands quickly and were often bundled, folded, and annotated.