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10 000 000 Lira Haghia Sophia
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Weight | 31.42 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse bears the circular legend 'TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ' arcing along the upper border, with the denomination '10.000.000 LİRA' and date '2002' inscribed in the lower field. At center, the official monogram of the Turkish State Mint — a stylized 'TC' cipher — is positioned to the left of the mint's hallmark emblem, a traditional Turkish boot-shaped ewer rendered in high relief. Crescent-and-star devices, emblems of the Turkish Republic, flank the central composition at the left and right margins of the field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely engraved panoramic view of the Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) complex in Istanbul, rendered in detailed high relief. The monumental central dome and flanking semi-domes of the Byzantine structure dominate the composition, with four Ottoman minarets rising at the corners of the complex. Subsidiary domed annexes, architectural dependencies, and surrounding trees fill the lower portion of the field, conveying the full grandeur of the monument. The legend 'AYASOFYA' arcs along the upper border, while 'HAGHIA SOPHIA' is inscribed along the lower border, with the mint mark appearing in the field between them. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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