1000 Lira

Issuer	Central Bank of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası)
Year	1927
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Value	1000 Lira (1000 TRL)
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Obverse description	Intaglio portrait vignette of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk within an ornate circular frame set to the right of centre, against a radiating guilloche background in blue-grey tones. A large blank oval watermark reserve occupies the left field, flanked by intricate knotwork panels along the lower margin. Denomination numerals appear in the lower corners in Western and Arabic-script forms, with the issuer title in Ottoman script across the upper centre.
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Reverse description	Central intaglio vignette of a railway cutting through rocky cliffs, identified as the Sakarya railroad line, set within an octagonal frame with ornamental corner flourishes in a blue and brown bicolour scheme. An oval medallion with arabesque knotwork occupies the left field, while a circular watermark reserve sits within a scrollwork cartouche to the right. Denomination numerals in Western and Arabic script appear in the lower corners, with bilingual legends in French and Ottoman script flanking the central vignette.
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Protection description	Blank oval watermark area visible on both obverse and reverse
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