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1 Lira Jerboa
| Issuer | Turkey State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Composition | Bimetallic: brass centre in copper-nickel ring |
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| Obverse description | Within the brass centre, the numeral '1' appears above the inscription 'TÜRK LİRASI' and the date '2016', all enclosed within a wreath of stylised olive and laurel branches. Above the wreath, a crescent and star — the national symbols of Turkey — are depicted in the upper portion of the centre. The copper-nickel outer ring bears the legend 'TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ' (Republic of Turkey) arranged along the upper periphery. A small mint mark is visible at the base of the design. |
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| Reverse description | The copper-nickel centre features a finely detailed, naturalistically rendered depiction of an Arabian jerboa (Allactaga euphratica) in profile, shown in a crouching posture amid sparse vegetation, its characteristically long ears erect and tufted tail extended. Radiating lines in the background field suggest a desert environment. The legend 'ARAP TAVŞANI' (Arabic for 'Arabian hare', the Turkish common name for this species) is inscribed along the upper arc of the outer ring. |
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Turkey's bimetallic lira series, relaunched after the catastrophic hyperinflation that wiped out the previous lira in 2005, has occasionally featured wildlife subjects drawn from fauna with little direct connection to Anatolia. The jerboa — a desert-adapted rodent native primarily to North Africa and Central Asia — appears here as part of a broader naturalist series that has drawn mixed reaction from collectors who expect Turkish coinage to reflect more locally grounded imagery.