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Turkey / Ottoman Empire - 1 Livre 1916-1917 (AH1332) - Pick# 99b - PMG 30 - Ottoman Ministry of Finance. Obverse: Tughra (royal monogram) of Sultan Mehmed V Reshad with traditional Ottoman calligraphic and geometric decorative motifs. Reverse: Ottoman inscriptions within an intricate symmetrical ornamental design. Watermark: Small Cruciferae. These banknotes also circulated in the Land of Israel during the Ottoman rule and served as official legal tender throughout the empire.