Ottoman lira

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former currency historical currency

The Ottoman lira was the principal monetary unit of the late Ottoman Empire, used from the mid-19th century until the empire’s dissolution in the early 20th century.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former currency ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ
circulationEndedWith establishment of the Republic of Turkey ⓘ
country Ottoman Empire ⓘ
currencyCodeHistorical none ⓘ
denominationSystem decimal ⓘ
denominationType banknote ⓘ
coin ⓘ
endTime 1923 ⓘ
historicalEra late Ottoman period ⓘ
introduced 1844 ⓘ
introducedDuringReignOf Sultan Abdülmecid I ⓘ
surface form: Abdülmecid I
issuer Imperial Ottoman Bank ⓘ
Ottoman authorities ⓘ
surface form: Ottoman government
languageOnCurrency Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
legalTender yes ⓘ
mainPeriodOfUse early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
monetaryReform Tanzimat-era monetary reform ⓘ
monetarySystem bimetallic standard ⓘ
gold standard ⓘ
peggedTo gold ⓘ
silver ⓘ
precededBy Ottoman akçe ⓘ
region Balkans ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
replaced Ottoman kuruş ⓘ
replacedBy Turkish lira ⓘ
scriptUsedOnCoins Arabic script ⓘ
scriptUsedOnNotes Ottoman Turkish ⓘ
startTime 1844 ⓘ
status obsolete ⓘ
subunit kuruş ⓘ
para ⓘ
successorStateCurrency Turkey ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Turkey
symbolType no modern ISO symbol ⓘ
usedFor domestic trade ⓘ
international trade ⓘ
usedIn Ottoman Empire ⓘ
usedInRegion Anatolia ⓘ
Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Balkans ⓘ
surface form: Rumelia
usedUntilEvent dissolution of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
valueInKurus 100 ⓘ
valueInPara 4000 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ottoman Empire → currency → Ottoman lira ⓘ
Ottoman Palestine → currency → Ottoman lira ⓘ
Turkish lira → replacedCurrency → Ottoman lira ⓘ