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100 000 Lira Anniversary of Republic
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint |
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| Year | 1999-2000 |
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| Currency | Old lira (1923-2005) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the stylised numeral '75' overlaid with the Turkish crescent and star emblem, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Turkish Republic. The large denomination '100.000' is inscribed prominently in the lower central field, with the currency unit 'LİRA' immediately below and the date '1999' at the base, flanked by two small laurel sprigs. The circular legend 'TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ' arcs across the upper periphery in Latin script. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark the 75th anniversary of the Turkish Republic, founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on October 29, 1923. The timing coincided with a turbulent period for Turkish monetary policy — by 1999, cumulative inflation had so thoroughly eroded the lira that this 100,000-unit denomination represented roughly the purchasing power of a single lira two decades earlier. The coin circulated alongside banknotes denominated in the millions, a situation the government finally addressed with the 2005 redenomination that introduced the New Turkish Lira at a ratio of 1,000,000 to one.