The Ottoman Decree of 1296Saʼid B. Himadeh, Monetary and Banking System of Syria, The American Press, 1935, p. 24. (Turkish: Meskûkât-ı Osmaniye Kararnamesi Mehmet Hakan Sağlam, I. Tertip Düstûr Kılavuzu: 1839 - 1908, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, 2006, p. 216.), was a decree concerning monetary systems of the Ottoman Empire. This decree established a bimetallic currency system based on gold and silver in the year 1296 AH (1880 AD).Zafer Toprak, Türkiye'de "Millı̂ İktisat", 1908-1918, Yurt Yayınları, 1982, p. 123.
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External links Zvi Yehuda Hershlag, Introduction to the Modern Economic History of the Middle East, Brill Archive, 1980, , p. 62. United States. Bureau of the Mint, Annual Report of the Director of the Mint, Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Mint, 1916, p. 177. Osman Okyar, Halil İnalcık (ed.), Türkiye'nin Sosyal ve Ekonomik Tarihi (1071-1920): Birinci Uluslararası Türkiye'nin Sosyal ve Ekonomik Tarihi Kongresi Tebliğleri, Meteksan, 1980, p. 304.