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1 500 000 Lira XI World Forestry Congress

Issuer Turkey
Year 1997
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Technique Milled
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Obverse description Central field features two crossed wheat ears at left and an olive branch at right, their stems meeting at the lower centre where a small mint mark is visible. Above the crossed plants, the Turkish crescent-and-star emblem appears prominently in the upper field. The denomination '1.500 000 LIRA' and the date '1997' are inscribed in three lines across the centre of the field. The circular legend 'TURKIYE CUMHURIYETI' (Republic of Turkey) runs along the periphery in raised Latin lettering.
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Reverse description Central device depicts the official congress emblem: a stylised conifer tree superimposed over the silhouette of the Anatolian peninsula, set above a series of curved wave-like lines representing water resources. Within the tree, the inscriptions 'ANTALYA', '1997', and 'TURKEY' appear in three lines. The upper peripheral legend reads 'XI. DUNYA ORMANCILIK KONGRESİ' in Turkish, while the lower peripheral legend reads 'XI. WORLD FORESTRY CONGRESS' in English, both in raised Latin lettering separated by a recessed border band.
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