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1 Lira Anatolian Mouflon
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Diameter | 26.15 mm |
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| Reverse description | The brass centre features a finely detailed naturalistic depiction of an Anatolian mouflon (Ovis gmelini anatolica) ram standing in full profile to the left, set against a radiant sunburst background suggesting an open landscape. The animal's large, curved horns are rendered with careful attention to texture and form. Rocky terrain is indicated in the lower field. The legend 'ANADOLU YABAN KOYUNU' (Anatolian Wild Sheep) arcs along the upper portion of the copper-nickel outer ring. |
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| Reverse lettering | ANADOLU YABAN KOYUNU |
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Turkey's bimetallic lira series, introduced following the devastating hyperinflation that had rendered the old lira essentially worthless by the early 2000s, was part of the 2005 redenomination that dropped six zeros from the currency. The Anatolian mouflon — Ovis gmelini anatolica — is native to the Konya plateau and has been under active conservation pressure for decades, its wild population reduced to a few hundred animals by the late twentieth century before breeding programs stabilized numbers.