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1 000 000 Lira Habitat II
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Weight | 31.47 g |
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| Obverse lettering | Türkiye Cumhuriyeti 1.000.000 Lira 1996 |
| Reverse description | Central field features a stylized logo comprising the word 'Istanbul' rendered in an architectural, column-like typeface, with the official UN Habitat II City Summit emblem — a circular device depicting a human figure within a triangular motif — overlaid at its base. The circumferential legend reads 'CITY SUMMIT HABITAT II KENT ZIRVESI' along the upper arc and 'ISTANBUL 3-14 HAZIRAN / JUNE 1996' along the lower arc, commemorating the second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements held in Istanbul. |
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Issued to commemorate the UN Habitat II conference held in Istanbul in June 1996, one of the largest urban planning summits ever convened, gathering representatives from 171 countries to address the accelerating global crisis of urbanization. Turkey's selection as host was a point of considerable national prestige, and the Darphane produced several commemorative pieces tied to the event.
The one-million lira face value reflects the chronic inflation that had hollowed out Turkish currency through the 1990s — by 1996, the lira had lost roughly 99% of its value against the dollar compared to a decade prior.