20 Kurush, Imperial Ottoman Bank, Ottoman Empire, 1293 (1876) (Pick 43)
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1293 (1876)
Issuing entity
Ottoman EmpireThis 20 Kurush note was issued in Ottoman Empire by the Imperial Ottoman Bank, dated 1293 (1876). It belongs to the Lira (1844-1923) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Murad V (1876). and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 43.
Obverse: Toughra at upper centre. Reverse: Seal and handstamp. Dates on the note follow the Islamic calendar (Hijri); Gregorian equivalents are given in brackets in the date field. Demonetized: Yes. Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 2
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Physical characteristics
- Shape
- Rectangular
- Material
- Paper
Technical characteristics
- Currency
- Lira (1844-1923)
- Demonetized
- Yes
- Issuing bank
- Imperial Ottoman Bank
Design
- Obverse
- Toughra at upper centre
- Reverse
- Seal and handstamp
Identification
- Value
- 20 Kurush
- Dates recorded
- 1293 (1876)
- Distinguishing features
- Printed date and signature combination separate sub-varieties
- Catalogue number to match
- Pick 43
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Research required
- Mint or printer
- Research required
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Standard Catalog of World Paper Money (Pick)P43
- NumistaN# 297205
Research required
- Confirm date and signature varieties against the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money.