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1 Kurus
| Issuer | Northern Cyprus |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Currency | Lira |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a stylized representation of the flag of Northern Cyprus, showing a large crescent moon opening to the left with a five-pointed star to its right, occupying the majority of the coin's field. Two horizontal lines in the upper and lower portions of the field represent the flag's red stripes. The denomination inscription 'BIR KURUS' is incuse along the lower rim. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Northern Cyprus issues coinage under persistent international legal ambiguity — recognized only by Turkey, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has operated its own administrative structures since 1983, though most nations treat the territory as occupied. These coins circulate alongside the Turkish lira and function as a parallel local issue rather than an independent currency in any internationally recognized sense.