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100 Lira Series IV; Orange guilloche on front/Green reverse
| Issuer | Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey) |
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| Year | 1962 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYET MERKEZ BANKASI 100 YÜZ TÜRK LİRASI 11 HAZİRAN 1930 TARİH VE 1715 NUMARALI KANUNA GÖRE ÇIKARILMIŞTIR UMUM MÜDÜR UMUM MÜDÜR MUAVİNİ EMİSYON DAİRESİ REİSİ (Translation: Central Bank of the Turkish Republic, One Hundred Turkish Lira, Issued pursuant to the Law dated 11 June 1930 and numbered 1715, Director General, Deputy Director General, Head of Issue Department) |
| Reverse description | Central vignette of the Gençlik Parkı (Youth Park) in Ankara, rendered in detailed intaglio engraving, with a broad pedestrian bridge spanning a reflective lake, tall poplar and willow trees framing the scene, and the Ankara citadel visible on the hillside in the background. The composition is enclosed within an elaborate guilloche border with arabesque corner ornaments and denomination panels at each corner. An oval watermark reserve occupies the right field. |
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Turkey brought its banknote printing fully in-house in 1955 with the establishment of the Banknot Matbaası in Ankara — this note is among the earlier products of that facility, and the involvement of engraver Jan Piwzcyk suggests the bank was still drawing on foreign technical expertise during those formative years, a common arrangement as newly independent printing operations built domestic capacity.
The Series IV 100 Lira circulated during a period of significant monetary pressure: Turkey devalued the lira in 1958 under an IMF stabilization program, and inflation through the early 1960s steadily eroded the purchasing power of high-denomination notes like this one.