Ottoman lira issued in the form of 5 and 10 para stamps affixed to card. Ottoman lira The Ottoman lira was the currency of Ottoman Empire between 1844 and 29 October 1923 . It replaced the kuruş as the principal unit of currency, with the kuruş continuing to circulate as a subdivision of the lira, with 100 kuruş = 1 lira. The para also continued to be used, with 40 para = 1 kuruş. Until the 1930s, the Arabic script was used on Turkish coins and banknotes, with پاره for para, غروش for kuruş and ليرا for lira (تورك ليراسي for "Turkish
HMAS Kuru they arrived and shuttle the fresh troops ashore, with personnel evacuated on return trips. "Kuru" sailed early on 29 November, and arrived without incident. After offloading the supplies and taking on 70 women and children, the vessel waited for "Armidale" and "Castlemaine" to arrive, but after they failed to appear by 02:00 the next morning, sailed for Darwin. The corvettes, which had been delayed by air attacks, found "Kuru" after dawn, and the civilians were transferred to "Castlemaine", with "Armidale" and "Kuru" ordered to return by separate routes and attempt the operation again that night. During the day, "Kuru" was