Turkey Ottoman Empire 1000 Livres banknote 1918, Law of 28 March AH1334
State Notes of the Ministry of Finance
Dette Publique Ottomane - Ottoman Public Debt
Obverse: Arabic text on orange and green Turkish floral pattern design, signed Cavid. Denomination in words is in Arabic and French language. At top - Toughra of Mehmed VI, 36th and last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, reigning from 1918 to 1922 (A tughra is a calligraphic monogram, seal or signature of a sultan that was affixed to all official documents and correspondence. It was also carved on his seal and stamped on the coins minted during his reign.)
Reverse: Arabic text on Turkish floral pattern design. Denomination in words is in Arabic and French language.
Specimen (1918-1922), 2nd issue, AH1334 (1918), A 0000, unsigned on back, Specimen in Arabic perforated at signature and twice above (P.115s; Gaciroglu VA-8-1).
Banknotes of Ottoman Empire
Dette Publique Ottomane - Ottoman Public Debt