Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye) |
Currency Turkish lira (TRY). Symbol: | ||
. The Turkish lira is subdivided into 100 kuruş.COINS
First Turkish lira
Decimal coinage (Western numerals and Latin alphabet)
1940-2004
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Years of minting: 1975-1977 Diameter: 14 mm Material: Aluminum Rev: Rev: Olive branch divides date and value; Obv: Crescent and star KM# 895b |
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KURUS
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| 1975 | |
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Years of minting: 1958-1968 Weight: 2.5000 g; Diameter: 17 mm Material: Bronze Rev: Oak branch divides value and date; Obv: Crescent and star KM# 890.1 |
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5 KURUS
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| 1967 | |
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Years of minting: 1969-1973 Weight: 2.0000 g; Diameter: 17 mm Material: Bronze Rev: Oak branch divides value and date; Obv: Crescent and star; Note: Reduced weight KM# 890.2 |
| 5 KURUS | |
| 1972 | |
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Years of minting: 1958-1968 Weight: 4.0000 g; Diameter: 21.3 mm Material: Bronze Rev: Oat stalks divide date and value; Obv: Star and crescent KM# 891.1 |
| 10 KURUS | |
| 1964 | |
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Years of minting: 1959 Weight: 5.0000 g; Diameter: 22.5 mm Material: Stainless Steel Rev: Value within wreath; Obv: Smooth ground under standing figure facing KM# 892.1 |
| 25 KURUS | |
| 1959 | |
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Years of minting: 1960-1966 Weight: 5.0000 g; Diameter: 22.5 mm Material: Stainless Steel Rev: Value within wreath; Obv: Rough ground under standing figure facing KM# 892.2 |
| 25 KURUS | |
| 1966 | |
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Years of minting: 1966-1970, 1973-1974, 1977-1978 Weight: 4.0000 g; Diameter: 22.5 mm Material: Stainless Steel Rev: Value within wreath; Obv: Standing figure facing; Note: Reduced weight KM# 892.3 |
| 25 KURUS | |
| 1977 | |
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Years of minting: 1971-1977, 1979 Weight: 6.0000 g; Diameter: 24 mm Material: Stainless Steel Rev: Value within wreath; Obv: Anatolic bride's head left; Edge: Reeded KM# 899 |
| 50 KURUS | |
| 1979 | |
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Years of minting: 1959-1967 Weight: 8.0000 g; Diameter: 27 mm Material: Stainless steel Rev: Value and date within wreath; Obv: Head of Kemal Atatürk left KM# 889a.1 |
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LIRA
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| 1962 | |
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Years of minting: 1967-1980 Weight: 7.0000 g; Diameter: 27 mm Material: Stainless steel Rev: Value and date within wreath; Obv: Head of Kemal Atatürk left; Note: Reduced weight KM# 889a.2 |
| LIRA | |
| 1971 | |
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Years of minting: 1985-1989 Weight: 1.1000 g; Diameter: 17 mm Material: Aluminum Rev: Small (3.5mm) "1”; Obv: Head of Kemal Atatürk left; Note: Varieties exist KM# 962.2 |
| LIRA | |
| 1987 | |
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Years of minting: 1960-1968 Weight: 12.0000 g; Diameter: 30 mm Material: Stainless steel Rev: Value and date within wreath; Obv: Standing figure facing right KM# 893.1 |
| 2 1/2 LIRA | |
| 1962 | |
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Years of minting: 1969-1980 Weight: 9.0000 g; Diameter: 30 mm Material: Stainless steel Rev: Value and date within wreath; Obv: Standing figure facing right; Note: Reduced weight. Varieties exist with landscape and number of beads in laurel KM# 893.2 |
| 2 1/2 LIRA | |
| 1977 | |
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Years of minting: 1974-1979 Weight: 11.1000 g; Diameter: 32.5 mm Material: Stainless steel Rev: Value and date within wreath; Obv: Atatürk on horseback KM# 905 |
| 5 LIRA | |
| 1975 | |
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Years of minting: 1981 Material: Aluminum Rev: Crescent opens left; Obv: Atatürk on horseback KM# 944 |
| 5 LIRA | |
| 1981 | |
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Years of minting: 1982 Weight: 1.7000 g; Diameter: 19.42 mm Material: Aluminum Rev: Crescent opens right; Obv: Atatürk on horseback; Edge: Reeded KM# 949.1 |
| 5 LIRA | |
| 1982 | |
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Years of minting: 1983 Material: Aluminum Rev: Smaller, bolder "5”; Obv: Atatürk on horseback KM# 949.1 |
| 5 LIRA | |
| 1983 | |
 | Years of minting: 1984-1989 Weight: 2.3000 g; Diameter: 25 mm Material: Aluminum Rev: Value and date within wreath; Obv: Head of Atatürk left; Edge: Reeded; Note: Varieties exist KM# 964 |
| 10 LIRA | |
| 1984 | |
 | Years of minting: 1985-1989 Weight: 2.8500 g; Diameter: 27 mm Material: Aluminum Rev: Value and date within wreath; Obv: Head of Atatürk left; Edge: Reeded; Note: Varieties exist KM# 975 |
| 25 LIRA | |
| 1987 | |
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Years of minting: 1984-1987 Weight: 9.0000 g; Diameter: 26.8 mm Material: Copper-Nickel-Zinc Rev: Value and date within wreath; Obv: Head of Atatürk left; Edge: Reeded; Note: Varieties exist KM# 966 |
| 50 LIRA | |
| 1985 | |
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Years of minting: 1984-1988 Weight: 11.0500 g; Diameter: 29.65 mm Material: Copper-Nickel-Zinc Rev: Value and date within wreath; Obv: Head of Atatürk left; Edge: Reeded; Note: Varieties exist KM# 967 |
| 100 LIRA | |
| 1985 | |
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Years of minting: 1988-1994 Weight: 4.1500 g; Diameter: 21 mm Material: Aluminum-Bronze Rev: Value and date within wreath; Obv: Head of Atatürk left; Edge: Reeded Note: Varieties exist KM# 988 |
| 100 LIRA | |
| 1988 | |
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Years of minting: 1989-1997 Weight: 6.1500 g; Diameter: 24 mm Material: Aluminum-Bronze Rev: Value and date within wreath; Obv: Head of Atatürk left; Edge: Reeded Note: Varieties KM# 989 |
| 500 LIRA | |
| 1991 | |
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Years of minting: 1990-1994 Weight: 8.0000 g; Diameter: 26 mm Material: Nickel-Brass Rev: Value and date within oat sprigs; Obv: Head of Atatürk left; Edge: Reeded KM# 997 |
| 1000 LIRA | |
| 1990 | |
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Years of minting: 1995-1997 Weight: 3.0700 g; Diameter: 16.93 mm Material: Bronze Clad Brass Rev: Value and date within oat sprigs; Obv: Head of Atatürk left KM# 1028 |
| 1000 LIRA | |
| 1996 | |
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Years of minting: 1992-1994 Weight: 10.0000 g; Diameter: 28.5 mm Material: Nickel-Bronze Rev: Flower sprigs to left of value and date; Obv: Head of Atatürk left; Edge Lettering: TURKIYE CUMHURIYETI KM# 1025 |
| 5000 LIRA | |
| 1994 | |
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Years of minting: 1995-1998 Weight: 5.9800 g; Diameter: 19.5 mm Material: Brass Rev: Flower sprigs to left of value and date; Obv: Head of Atatürk left KM# 1029.1 |
| 5000 LIRA | |
| 1995 | |
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Years of minting: 1994-1997 Weight: 9.7500 g; Diameter 23.5 mm Material: Copper-Nickel-Zinc Rev: Value to left of flower sprig, large lettering; Obv: Head of Kemal Ataturk left; Edge: Reeded with legend Edge Lettering: TURKIYE CUMHURIYETI, dates 1994 and 1995 KM# 1027.1 |
| 10 BIN LIRA | |
| 1996 | |
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Years of minting: 1996-2000 Weight:11.6000 g; Diameter: 28 mm Material: Copper-Nickel-Zinc Rev: Value; Obv: Head of Atatürk left KKM# 1056 |
| 50 BIN LIRA | |
| 1999 | |
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Years of minting: 2001-2004 Weight: 3.2000 g; Diameter: 17.75 mm Material: Copper-Nickel-Zinc Rev: Value; Obv: Head left within circle; Edge: Plain KM# 1105 |
| 50 BIN LIRA | |
| 2002 | |
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Years of minting: 1999-2000 Weight: 7.5000 g Material: Nickel-Brass Rev: Bust of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk left; Obv: Value below crescent and star KM# 1078 |
| 100.000 LIRA | |
| 2000 | |
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Years of minting: 2001-2004 Weight: 4.6000 g; Diameter: 21 mm Material: Copper-Nickel-Zinc Rev: Value; Obv: Head with hat right within circle; Edge: Plain KM# 1106 |
| 100 BIN LIRA | |
| 2004 | |
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Years of minting: 2002-2004 Weight: 6.4200 g; Diameter: 23,4 mm Material: Copper-Nickel-Zinc Rev: Value Edge Lettering: "T.C.” six times dividing reeded sections; Obv: Bust facing within circle KM# 1137 |
| 250 BIN LIRA | |
| 2003 |
Second Turkish lira
2005-2008
| Years of minting: 2005-2008 Weight: 2.7200 g; Diameter: 17 mm Material: Aluminum-Bronze Rev: Value Edge: Plain; Obv: Head of Atatürk left within circle KM# 1164 |
| NEW KURUS | |
| 2005 | |
 | Years of minting: 2005-2007 Weight: 2.9500 g; Diameter: 17.1 mm Material: Copper-Nickel-Zinc Rev: Value; Obv: Head of Atatürk left within circle; Edge: Plain KM# 1165 |
| 5 NEW KURUS | |
| 2006 | |
 | Years of minting: 2005-2007 Weight: 3.8300 g; Diameter 19.4 mm Material: Copper-Nickel-Zinc Rev: Value; Obv: Head of Atatürk with hat right within circle; Edge: Plain
KM# 1166 |
| 10 NEW KURUS | |
| 2006 | |
 | Years of minting: 2005-2008 Weight: 8.5000 g; Diameter: 26 mm Material: Bi-Metallic Nickel-Bronze center in Copper-Nickel-Zinc ring Rev: Value within circle; Obv: Bust of Atatürk 3/4 left within circle; Edge: Segmented reeding KM# 1169 |
| NEW LIRA | |
| 2005 |
Since 2009
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Years of minting: since 2009
Diameter: 16.5 mm; Thickness: 1.35 mm; Weight: 2.2000 g
Material: 70% copper-30% zinc Rev: Plant and value; Obv: Head of Ataturk left; Edge: Plain KM# 1239 |
| KURUS | |
| 2009 | |
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Years of minting:
since 2009
Diameter: 17.5 mm; Thickness: 1.65 mm; Weight: 2.9000 g Material: 65% copper-18% nickel-17% zincRev: Value and traditional embroidery pattern; Obv: Head of Ataturk left; Edge: Plain
KM# 1240 |
| 5 KURUS | |
| 2009 | |
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Years of minting:
since 2009
Diameter: 18.5 mm; Thickness: 1.65 mm; Weight: 3.1500 g
Material: 65% copper-18% nickel-17% zinc
Rev: Value; Obv: Head of Ataturk left; Edge: Plain
KM# 1241 |
| 10 KURUS | |
| 2009 | |
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Years of minting:
since 2009
Diameter: 20.5 mm; Thickness: 1.65 mm; Weight: 4.0000 g
Material: 65% copper-18% nickel-17% zinc
Rev: Value; Obv: Head of Ataturk left; Edge: Reeded KM# 1242 |
| 25 KURUS | |
| 2009 | |
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Years of minting:
since 2009
Diameter: 23.85 mm; Thickness: 1.9 mm; Weight: 6.8000 g
Material: Bi-Metallic. Ring: 65% copper-18% nickel-17% zinc; Center: 79 % copper-4% nickel-17% zincRev: Value above suspension bridge; Obv: Head of Atatürk left; Edge: Reeded
KM# 1243 |
| 50 KURUS | |
| 2009 | |
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Years of minting:
since 2009
Diameter: 26.15 mm; Thickness: 1.9 mm; Weight: 8.2000 g
Material: Bi-Metallic. Ring: 65% copper-18% nickel-17% zinc; Center: 79 % copper-4% nickel-17% zinc
Rev: Value; Obv: Head of Atatürk left; Edge: T.C. letters and tulip figure
KM# 1244 |
| LIRA | |
| 2009 |
BANKNOTES
LAW OCAK 14 (JAN. 26), 1970; 1971-82 ND ISSUES
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#187 1970 (1974) Orange-brown on multicolor underprint.Portrait of President K. Atatürk at right. Two signatures. Back: Mausoleum of of Atatürk in Ankara at center. Watermark: Portrait of K. Atatürk. |
| 20 LIRA | |
| 1970 |
LAW OCAK 14 (JAN. 26), 1970; 1984-97 ND ISSUES
 | #192 1970 (1979) Dull gray-green on multicolor underprint. Portrait of President K. Atatürk at right. Young boy and girl in medallion in underprint at center. Back: Children presenting flowers to Atatürk. Watermark: Portrait of K. Atatürk. UV: security thread fluoresces blue. |
| 10 LIRA | |
| 1970 |