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1 000 000 Lira Elwesii Flowers

Issuer Turkish State Mint
Year 1996
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Composition Silver (.925)
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Obverse description Central field features a wreath composed of wheat ears on the left and olive branches on the right, enclosing the denomination '1.000.000 LIRA' and date '1996' in three lines. The Turkish crescent and star emblem appears at the top of the wreath, with the mint mark below the date. The circular legend 'TÜRKIYE CUMHURIYETI' runs along the periphery in Latin script.
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Reverse description Central design depicts three drooping snowdrop flowers (Galanthus elwesii) with pendant bell-shaped blooms rendered in fine relief, growing from a rocky base. A small identifying label 'Kardelon Galanthus elwesii' appears in the right field. The bilingual legend 'KORUNAN DOGA ENDANGERED WILDLIFE' is inscribed along the lower periphery in Latin script, flanking the floral motif on either side.
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