Turkey Ottoman Empire Two and a Half Livre 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.
Specimen (1918-1922), 2nd issue, AH1334 (1918), A.000000, unsigned on back, 'DRUCKPROBE' perforated twice at top (P.108s; Gaciroglu VA-1-1).
Banknotes of Ottoman Empire
Dette Publique Ottomane - Ottoman Public Debt