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1 Lira Murad III
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Thickness | 1.9 mm |
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| Reverse lettering | OSMANLI PADİŞAHLARI 1546-1595 III. MURAD |
| Edge | Reeded |
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Murad III, who reigned from 1574 to 1595, presided over the Ottoman Empire at its greatest territorial extent while simultaneously overseeing a catastrophic debasement of the silver akçe — a currency crisis so severe it triggered the Celali Revolts that destabilized Anatolia for decades. The Turkish Mint's decision to commemorate him on a circulation coin carries some irony given that history.