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100 Kuruş Kemal Atatürk
| Issuer | Turkey |
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| Year | 1942-2021 |
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| Value | 100 Kuruş (1 TRL) |
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| Reverse lettering | 1964 |
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| Mintage | 1942 - - 8,659 1943 - - 6,594 1944 - - 7,160 1948 - - 14,000 1950 - - 25,000 1951 - - 35,000 1952 - - 41,000 1953 - - 32,000 1954 - - 24,000 1955 - - 4,881 1956 - - 11,000 1957 - - 49,000 1958 - - 67,000 1959 - - 89,000 1960 - - 57,000 1961 - - 77,000 1962 - - 108,000 1963 - - 146,000 1964 - - 128,000 1965 - - 157,000 1966 - - 190,000 1967 - - 177,000 1968 - - 143,000 1969 - - 206,000 1970 - - 253,000 1971 - - 293,000 1972 - - 222,000 1973 - - 140,000 1974 - - 82,000 1975 - - 142,000 1976 - - 265,000 1977 - - 277,000 1978 - - 86,000 1979 - - 1980 - - 1981 - - 1982 - - 1983 - - 1984 - - 1985 - - 1986 - - 1987 - - 1988 - - 1989 - - 1990 - - 1991 - - 1992 - - 1993 - - 1994 - - 1995 - - 1996 - - 1997 - - 1998 - - 1999 - - 2000 - - 901,970 2001 - - 702,576 2002 - - 949,059 2003 - - 1,480,122 2004 - - 1,516,995 2005 - - 1,779,543 2006 - - 1,924,474 2007 - - 2,137,410 2008 - - 2,089,980 2009 - - 1,168,614 2010 - - 1,204,110 2011 - - 1,454,112 2013 - - 2,599,776 2021 - - |
| Additional information |
The 100 Kuruş Atatürk gold coin is not a circulation issue — it belongs to Turkey's long-running series of standardized gold coins used primarily as a savings vehicle and bridal jewelry currency. Turkish families have historically gifted these at weddings and circumcision ceremonies, with the coins sewn onto garments or pinned to the recipient. The practice is so deeply embedded that Turkish gold coin production has historically tracked wedding season demand more closely than monetary policy.
KM#872 has been struck with remarkable consistency across its production run, with the Turkish State Mint (Darphane) issuing pieces to meet retail demand rather than numismatic interest. The .917 fineness aligns with the Ottoman-era gold standard, a deliberate continuity decision.