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100 000 Lira Islamic World
| Issuer | Turkey |
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| Year | 1982 |
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| Value | 100 000 Lira (100 000 TRL) |
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| Obverse description | Within a decorative chain-link inner border, a detailed view of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) of Istanbul is depicted in the upper field, surmounted by a crescent and star emblem. Below the mosque, the denomination '100.000 LIRA' and date '1982' are inscribed in the central field, with the legend 'ISLAMIC WORLD 15TH CENTURY' in a curved arc beneath. The outer legend reads 'TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ' at top and 'HİCRETİN 15. YÜZYILI' at bottom, separated by ornamental devices. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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This issue belongs to a Turkish gold series produced in the early 1980s under the military government that had seized power in the September 1980 coup. The "Islamic World" designation reflects the junta's calculated pivot toward religious nationalism as a counterweight to leftist movements — a policy shift with consequences that would define Turkish politics for decades.
KM#956 is among the heavier gold issues of the series, struck at a fineness consistent with traditional Ottoman-influenced coinage standards Turkey maintained long after the Republic's founding.