Ottoman lira

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Name: Ottoman lira
Defn: 40par=40pa=1pia=1pi
Symbol:
Code:
Desc: in this currency, piastres are also called kurus
Units of money:
para pa, par 1
piastre pi 40

Users of this currency: Austrian offices in the Turkish Empire (64 stamps, 1886-1913), Cilicia (108 stamps, 1919-1921), Crete (5 stamps, 1898-1899), Eastern Rumelia (36 stamps, 1880-1885), French offices in Crete (5 stamps, 1903), French offices in the Turkish Empire (26 stamps, 1885-1923), German offices in the Turkish Empire (55 stamps, 1884-1905), British offices in the Turkish Empire (40 stamps, 1885-1921), Mytilene (16 stamps, 1912), Italian offices in Bengasi (2 stamps, 1901-1911), Italian offices in Crete (2 stamps, 1900-1901), Italian offices in the Turkish Empire (68 stamps, 1908-1923), Italy/Albania (6 stamps, 1902-1907), Constantinople (22 stamps, 1909-1923), Durazzo (8 stamps, 1909-1911), Janina (12 stamps, 1902-1911), Jerusalem (8 stamps, 1909-1911), Salonika (8 stamps, 1909-1911), Scutari (9 stamps, 1909-1915), Smyrna (13 stamps, 1909-1922), Valona (9 stamps, 1909-1916), Romania (30 stamps, 1858-1866), Romanian offices in the Turkish Empire (6 stamps, 1896), Russian offices in the Levant (131 stamps, 1900-1913), Thrace (28 stamps, 1913), Turkey (695 stamps, 1863-1924), Turkey in Asia (75 stamps, 1920-1922)

Denominations used in this currency:

Denom	Usages	Selected stamps
1pa	1	Turkey 1905 blk&rose issue=1905 due
2pa	16	Romania 1/1865 org d=Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza ... Turkey 1920 issue=Mohammed VI accession Romania yeloch unissued
3pa	3	Romania 1862 org issue=1862 laid d=Moldavia-Walachia arms paper=laid ... Romania 1863 yel d=Moldavia-Walachia arms
4pa	7	Russian offices in the Levant 1900 org ovpt=value oc=bl on=1k-org-unissued ... Cilicia 4/1/1919 dkbrn issue=1919c d=Column of Constantine ovpt=CILICIE script oc=blk on=issuer=Turkey-4pa-dkbrn-Column of Constantine
5pa	104	Romania 11/1/1858 blk d=arms 1858 2 ... Turkey in Asia 1922 issue=1922c d=First National Assembly Romania bl unissued
6pa	7	Romania 1862 car issue=1862 laid d=Moldavia-Walachia arms paper=laid ... Cilicia 3/4/1919 dkbl issue=1919a d=Castle of Seven Towers ovpt=CILICIE tall oc=blk on=issuer=Turkey-6pa-dkbl-Castle of Seven Towers
8pa	1	Austrian offices in the Turkish Empire 1890 ltbrn d=Franz Josef (1890) ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=Austria-1890-2kr
1/4pi	2	Turkey 1/1876 redvio issue=1876 Jan dt=crescent & star d=crescent & star (1876), Austrian offices in the Turkish Empire 1908
= 1/4pia	1	Turkey 3/25/1917 brnvio issue=1917e d=++on=10pia
= 10pa	158	Turkey 1/13/1865 dpgrn issue=1865 dt=crescent & star d=crescent & star (1865) ... Turkey 1923 grayblk d=crescent & star (1923)
15pa	2	Russian offices in the Levant 1913 rosered issue=Romanov 300th d=Alexander III ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=Russia-1913-3k, Russian offices in the Levant 8/1913 car issue=1913 d=arms of Russia (1909 a) var=varnished ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=Russia-1909-3k-car paper=wove
1/2pi	3	Turkey 1/1876 yelgrn issue=1876 Jan dt=crescent & star d=crescent & star (1876) ... Austrian offices in the Turkish Empire 1908
= 1/2pia	1	Turkey 3/25/1917 grn issue=1917e d=++on=20pia
= 20pa	181	Turkey 1/1/1863 dkbrn issue=1863 due ... Turkey 1923 citron d=crescent & star (1923) Romania red unissued
*25pa*	0
27pa	1	Romania 7/15/1858 blk d=arms 1858 1
30pa	29	Romania 1862 bl issue=1862 laid d=Moldavia-Walachia arms paper=laid ... Constantinople 1923 grn issue=1923 d=Victor Emmanuel III (profile) ovpt=CONSTANTINOPOLI//value oc=blk on=issuer=Italy-1906-5c-grn
35pa	2	Italy/Albania 1902 org d=Victor Emmanuel III (1901 a) ovpt=ALBANIA//value Para value oc=blk on=issuer=Italy-1901-20c-org
1pi	172	Turkey 1/13/1863 blk pc=gray issue=1863 d=tughra (1863) paper=thin ... Turkey 1923 dpvio d=crescent & star (1923)
= 1pia	17	Mytilene 1912 bl issue=1912b ... Cilicia 1921 dkbrn issue=1921 due d=++on=10c
= 40pa	12	Romania 11/1/1858 bl d=arms 1858 2 ... Turkey 3/25/1917 bl issue=1917t
1 1/4pi	8	Turkey 1/1876 rose issue=1876 Jan dt=crescent & star d=crescent & star (1876) ... British offices in the Turkish Empire 1913 vio d=King George V (1912 c) oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1912-3d
= 1 1/4pia	1	Turkey 3/25/1917 rose issue=1917e d=++on=50pia
= 1pi10pa	1	British offices in the Turkish Empire 1909 pur pc=yel issue=1909 d=King Edward VII (1902 3d) on=issuer=Great Britain-1902-3d
= 50pa	6	Turkey 9/15/1876 bl&yel d=crescent (1876) ... Turkey 11/30/1919 ultra issue=armistice d=map of Dardanelles oc=blk on=1916-50pa-ultra
54pa	1	Romania 7/15/1858 grn d=arms 1858 1
1 1/2pi	11	German offices in the Turkish Empire 10/1/1900 org&blk pc=sal d=Germania (Reichspost) oc=blk on=issuer=Germany-1900-30pf ... Turkey 1/1/1924 emer d=Cobandede bridge & Kemal Pasha
= 1.50pi	2	Italian offices in the Turkish Empire 1922 bl issue=1922b d=Victor Emmanuel III (facing left) ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=Italy-1908-25c-bl
= 1pi20pa	8	French offices in the Turkish Empire 1921 grn issue=1921 d=sower (1906 no ground) oc=blk on=issuer=France-issue=1906-10c-grn ... French offices in the Turkish Empire 1923 rose d=sower (1903) oc=blk on=issuer=France-issue=1903-10c
= 60pa	7	Austrian offices in the Turkish Empire 1908 vio issue=1908 d=Franz Josef (1908) ... Turkey 1921 grn issue=1921 d=Fenerbahce oc=blk on=issue=1920-10pa
1 3/4pi	5	British offices in the Turkish Empire 1910 org d=King Edward VII (1902 4d) ovpt=1 3/4//PIASTRE oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1909-4d ... Cilicia 3/4/1919 sl&redbrn issue=1919a d=fountains ovpt=CILICIE tall oc=blk on=issuer=Turkey-1 3/4pi-sl&redbrn-fountains
= 1pi30pa	1	British offices in the Turkish Empire 1909 brn&grn issue=1909 d=King Edward VII (1902 4d) ovpt=1 PIASTRE//30 PARAS oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1902-4d
= 70pa	1	Cilicia 2/1920 red oc=blk on=issuer=Turkey-5pa-red-unissued
2pi	124	Turkey 1/13/1863 blk pc=grnbl issue=1863 d=tughra (1863) paper=thin ... Turkey 1923 blgrn d=crescent & star (1923)
= 2pia	21	Mytilene 1912 blblk issue=1912b ... Cilicia 1921 olgrn issue=1921 due d=++on=20c
= 80pa	8	Romania 11/1/1858 red d=arms 1858 2 ... Italian offices in the Turkish Empire 1908 vio issue=Turin d=Victor Emmanuel III (facing left) ovpt=80 Para 80 oc=blk on=issuer=Italy-1908-50c-vio
81pa	1	Romania 7/15/1858 bl d=arms 1858 1
2 1/2pi	27	German offices in the Turkish Empire 1884 slgrn issue=1884 d=German eagle (1880 pfennig) oc=blk on=issuer=Germany-1880-50pf ... Turkey 1920 issue=Mohammed VI accession
= 2 1/2Pia	6	Mytilene 11/9/1912 dkbrn issue=1912b ... Turkey 3/25/1917 brnvio issue=1917o
= 2pi20pa	1	British offices in the Turkish Empire 1909 dlvio issue=1909 d=King Edward VII (1902) ovpt=2 PIASTRES//20 PARAS oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1902-6p
108pa	1	Romania 7/15/1858 bl d=arms 1858 1
3pi	20	French offices in the Turkish Empire 8/16/1885 car pc=rose issue=1885 d=Peace & Commerce var=N under U oc=blk on=issuer=France-1877-75c-car ... Turkey 1/1/1924 vio d=Cobandede bridge & Kemal Pasha
= 3pia	1	Cilicia 1921 issue=1921 due d=++on=30c
3 1/2pi	3	Russian offices in the Levant 1912 redbrn&grn issue=1912 d=arms of Russia (1889 mantled) var=varnished ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=Russia-1909-35k paper=wove ... Cilicia 2/1920 red oc=blk on=issuer=Turkey-5pa-red-unissued
3 3/4pi	3	British offices in the Turkish Empire 1921 ultra issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 b) oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2 1/2d-ultra-King George V ... Turkey 1923 lilbrn d=crescent & star (1923)
= 3.75pi	2	Italian offices in the Turkish Empire 1922 bl d=Victor Emmanuel III (facing left) ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=Italy-1908-25c-bl
= 3pi30pa	7	French offices in the Turkish Empire 1921 bl issue=1921 d=sower (1906 no ground) oc=blk on=issuer=France-issue=1906-25c-bl ... French offices in the Turkish Empire 1923 slgrn d=sower (1903) oc=blk on=issuer=France-issue=1903-15c
4pi	22	French offices in the Turkish Empire 8/16/1885 brnzgrn issue=1885 d=Peace & Commerce var=N under B oc=blk on=issuer=France-1876-1fr-brnzgrn ... Italian offices in the Turkish Empire 1921 brnorg issue=1921 d=Victor Emmanuel III (facing right 1909) ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=Italy-1917-20c-brnorg
= 4pia	1	Cilicia 1921 pur issue=1921 due d=++on=50c
4 1/2pi	5	British offices in the Turkish Empire 1921 vio issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 c) oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-3d-vio-King George V ... Turkey 1/1/1924 rose d=Cobandede bridge & Kemal Pasha
= 4.50pi	1	Italian offices in the Turkish Empire 1922 vio issue=1922b d=Victor Emmanuel III (facing left) ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=Italy-1908-50c-vio
= 4pi20pa	3	French offices in the Turkish Empire 1921 dporg issue=1921 d=sower (1906 no ground) oc=blk on=issuer=France-issue=1906-30c-dporg ... Italian offices in the Turkish Empire 1923 vio issue=1923 d=Victor Emmanuel III (facing left) ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=Italy-1908-50c-vio
5pi	120	Turkey 1/13/1863 blk pc=rose issue=1863 d=tughra (1863) paper=thin ... Turkey 1/1/1924 yelbrn d=Cobandede bridge & Kemal Pasha
= 5pia	9	Mytilene 11/9/1912 dkpur issue=1912b ... Turkey 3/25/1917 redbrn&brn issue=1917g d=No.55
7pi	12	Russian offices in the Levant 1900 ovpt=value oc=blk on=70k-unissued ... Russian offices in the Levant 1913 grn&brn issue=Romanov 300th d=Michael Romanoff ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=Russia-1913-70k
7 1/2pi	7	British offices in the Turkish Empire 1921 yelbrn issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 d) oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-5d-yelbrn-King George V ... Turkey 1/1/1924 dpbl d=Cobandede bridge & Kemal Pasha
= 7.50pi	1	Italian offices in the Turkish Empire 1922 car issue=1922b d=Victor Emmanuel III (facing left) ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=Italy-1917-60c-car
= 7pi20pa	7	French offices in the Turkish Empire 1921 dlbl issue=1921 d=sower (1903) oc=blk on=issuer=France-issue=1903-50c-dlbl ... French offices in the Turkish Empire 1923 vio d=sower (1906 no ground) var=1 oc=blk on=issuer=France-issue=1906-35c-vio-var=1
8pi	3	French offices in the Turkish Empire 1900 brn issue=1885 d=Peace & Commerce var=N under B oc=blk on=issuer=France-1900-2fr-brn ... French offices in Crete 1903
10pi	60	Eastern Rumelia 1880 blk&redlil issue=1880 ovpt=R.O oc=blk on=issuer=Turkey-10pa-blk&redlil ... Turkey 1923 sl d=crescent & star (1923)
= 10pia	9	Mytilene 11/9/1912 issue=1912b d=Blue Overprint ... Turkey 3/25/1917 ltbrn issue=1917n domestic d=++on=50pia
11 1/4pi	1	Turkey 1923 dlrose d=crescent & star (1923)
12pi	2	British offices in the Turkish Empire 4/1/1885 lil d=Queen Victoria (1883 2sh6d) oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1883-2sh6p-lil, British offices in the Turkish Empire 1903 dlvio issue=1902 d=King Edward VII (1902 2sh6p) on=issuer=Great Britain-1902-2sh6p
15pi	12	German offices in the Turkish Empire 10/1/1900 blkvio d=unveiling (Reichspost) oc=blk on=issuer=Germany-1900-3m ... Italian offices in the Turkish Empire 1923 redbrn issue=1923 d=Victor Emmanuel III (facing left) ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=Italy-1920-85c-redbrn Italian offices in the Turkish Empire 1922 unissued
18 3/4pi	2	British offices in the Turkish Empire 1921 bis issue=1921 d=King George V (1912 e) oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1sh-bis-King George V, Turkey 1923 myrgrn d=crescent & star (1923)
= 18.75pi	1	Italian offices in the Turkish Empire 1922 brn&grn issue=1922b d=Victor Emmanuel III (1901 b) ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=Italy-1901-1l-brn&grn
= 18pi30pa	2	Italian offices in the Turkish Empire 1923 brn&grn issue=1923 d=Victor Emmanuel III (1901 b) ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=Italy-1901-1l-brn&grn
20pi	23	Turkey 1867 dkbrn ... Cilicia 3/1920 cl<olgrn issue=1920c d=Liberty & Peace ovpt=O.M.F.//Cilicie//SAND. EST//value oc=blk on=issuer=France-1900-1fr-cl<olgrn
22 1/2pi	1	Turkey 1923 org d=crescent & star (1923)
24pi	1	British offices in the Turkish Empire 1902 carrose issue=1902 d=King Edward VII (1902 5sh) on=issuer=Great Britain-1902-5sh
25pi	58	Turkey 1/13/1865 redorg issue=1865 dt=crescent & star d=crescent & star (1865) ... Turkey 1923 blkbrn d=crescent & star (1923)
= 25pia	7	Turkey 3/25/1917 vio&rose issue=1917g d=No.41
30pi	3	Austrian offices in the Turkish Empire 1908 ... French offices in the Turkish Empire 1921 org&bl issue=1921 d=Liberty & Peace oc=blk on=issuer=France-issue=1900-2fr-org&bl
1234	6	Turkey 1/1/1863 dkbrn issue=1863 due
35pi	11	Russian offices in the Levant 1900 ovpt=value oc=blk on=3.50r-unissued ... Turkey 1920 bl issue=Mohammed VI accession oc=blk on=issue=armistice-1pi
40pi	8	Constantinople 1911 graygrn&red issue=1909 d=Victor Emmanuel III (1910) ovpt=CONSTANTINOPOLI//value oc=blk on=issuer=Italy-1910-10l-graygrn&red
45pi	5	British offices in the Turkish Empire 1921 brn issue=1921 d=Britannia Rules the Waves (retouched) oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1919-2sh6p-brn ... Italian offices in the Turkish Empire 1923 bl&rose issue=1923 d=Victor Emmanuel III (1901 b) ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=Italy-1901-5l-bl&rose
50pi	44	Turkey 1901 yel issue=1901a d=tughra (1901 a) ... Turkey 1/1/1924 org d=Cobandede bridge & Kemal Pasha
= 50pia	3	Turkey 3/25/1917 car issue=1917v
70pi	10	Russian offices in the Levant 1900 ovpt=value oc=blk on=7r-unissued ... Russian offices in the Levant 1909 dkgrn&pnk issue=1909 Trebizond ovpt=Trebizonde oc=blk on=7r-dkgrn&pnk-unissued
75pi	1	French offices in the Turkish Empire 1921 dkbl&buff issue=1921 d=Liberty & Peace oc=blk on=issuer=France-issue=1900-5fr-dkbl&buff
90pi	5	British offices in the Turkish Empire 1921 car issue=1921 d=Britannia Rules the Waves (retouched) oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1919-5sh-car ... Italian offices in the Turkish Empire 1923 graygrn&red issue=1923 d=Victor Emmanuel III (1910) ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=Italy-1910-10l-graygrn&red
100pi	12	Russian offices in the Levant 8/1913 car&yel&gray issue=1913 d=arms of Russia (1906 10r) ovpt=value oc=blk on=issuer=Russia-1906-10r paper=vertically laid ... Turkey 1/1/1924 brnvio d=Cobandede bridge & Kemal Pasha
180pi	1	British offices in the Turkish Empire 1921 bl issue=1921 d=Britannia Rules the Waves (retouched) oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1919-10sh-bl
200pi	4	Turkey 1/28/1914 grn&blk issue=1914 d=Sultan Mehmed V (1914) ... Turkey 1/1/1924 olbrn d=Cobandede bridge & Kemal Pasha
250pi	1	Turkey 1920 slbl issue=Mohammed VI accession oc=blk on=issue=armistice-25pi
500pi	5	Turkey in Asia 1921 issue=1921b ... Turkey 1923 dpgrn d=crescent & star (1923)
1000pi	1	Turkey in Asia 1921 issue=1921b

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