Catalog
1000 Lira
| Issuer | Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey) |
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| Year | 1986-1988 |
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| Size | 140 × 72 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYET MERKEZ BANKASI BİN TÜRK LİRASI 14 OCAK 1970 TARİH VE 1211 SAYILI KANUNA GÖRE ÇIKARILMIŞTIR BAŞKAN BAŞKAN YARDIMCISI (Translation: Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, One Thousand Turkish Lira, Issued according to the law number 1211 of 14 January 1970, Governor, Deputy Governor) |
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| Protection description | Half-profile portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
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By the mid-1980s, Turkish inflation had rendered the 1000 Lira note almost functionally useless for everyday transactions — it had been a significant denomination a decade earlier but was worth a fraction of a US cent by the time this series was being withdrawn. The Central Bank's own printing facility in Ankara, established in 1955, produced the entire run domestically, which was consistent policy for the period but meant security features remained relatively modest: a watermark, and little else.
Turkey would eventually redenominate in 2005, dropping six zeroes entirely.