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1 Lira Atatürk
| Issuer | Turkey |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Value | 1 Lira (1 TRL) |
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| Reverse description | Right-facing bust of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in high relief, with a clean-shaven, strong profile set against radiating lines emanating from behind the portrait. Olive or laurel branches frame the lower portion of the design. The upper arc bears the legend 'ATATÜRK'ÜN DOĞUMUNUN 100.YILI' commemorating the centenary of Atatürk's birth, while the dates '1881-1981' appear in the lower exergue. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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This piece belongs to a Turkish commemorative gold series issued across several denominations and dates, largely intended for export sale and collector markets rather than domestic circulation. The Atatürk portrait coinage had been a recurring instrument of the Turkish mint since the republic's early decades, used periodically to generate hard currency revenue — a practice common among mid-century developing economies with convertibility pressures.
KM#942a specifically denotes the higher-gold alloy variant, distinguished from companion issues in the same series struck to different fineness standards.