PARIS. 1 Obligation de F500=£20. green, black. #300000. No 66129. Generally worn condition with heavy fold, pin-holes, a little staining, etc. Yet, this is an extremely rare Ottoman Government bond. It should not be confused with the 1863 (1st series) and 1864 (2nd series) bonds of similar design or the known 1865 bonds of much larger format. The loan consisted of 300,000 bonds of 500 francs each and was marketed in London by the Banque ImpérialeOttomane and in Paris by the Soc. Gén. de Crédit Mobilier. Very decorative, with many views of Constantinople, then the capital.