Money Printed by the British in World War I

During the periods when the Ottomans used the Ottoman lira, Ottoman pounds had begun to leak out. The British were using this money.

Above Contains Ottoman and English words Let’s look together at how this interesting money came to be and what happened next.

Realizing that they would lose the war, the British began to look for other ways.

It was the years of the First World War and the Dardanelles was under the control of the Ottoman Empire. It was his last castle. The British wanted to cross the Bosphorus and capture Istanbul, but our soldiers continued to resist the attacks resistantly.

For the British, the Battle of Gallipoli had turned into a nightmare. Their progress had stopped and they were desperately searching for a way. of the Ottoman Empire their economic weaknesses they would use it.

They produced a banknote different from the Ottoman lira.

The British decided to neutralize the Ottoman currency. Like this “Ottoman pound” They printed interesting banknotes, one of 60 and the other of 120 silver pennies, under the name. At that time, the Ottomans were using the Ottoman lira.

The Ottoman pound had a similar design to the Ottoman lira but Symbols and official language of the British Kingdom was located. It was signed by John Bradbury and had Ottoman writings on it.

They used this money, but they did not get the results they wanted.

The British started to use these banknotes in the region and They tried to influence the local economy. British soldiers also did their shopping with this money.

However, these plans did not work either. The soldiers continued to fight with the same resistance. The outcome of the Gallipoli War was clear. The Ottoman Empire was victorious and the British were forced to retreat. If the Ottoman pound is a memory was left behind.

Today, this banknote is considered a rare and historical souvenir among collectors. Ottoman pound, bearing the memory of the Battle of Gallipoli the difficulties and resistance of the period represents.

Finally, “Çanakkale is impassable!” We express our gratitude to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his comrades in arms who fulfilled their promise!