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1000 Lira İnönü
| Issuer | Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey) |
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| Year | 1940 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | Central vignette of the Güvenlik Anıtı (Security Monument) in Ankara, rendered in fine line engraving against a lightly clouded sky, with the monumental sculptural group on its stepped plinth occupying the full width of the composition. The panel is flanked on both sides by dense arabesque and foliate guilloche ornaments in blue-grey, with the denomination "1000" in bold numerals at lower left and right. The bank title is set in a cartouche at the top centre, and a blank circular reserve appears at the lower right. |
| Reverse lettering | TÜRKİYE CÜMHURİYET MERKEZ BANKASI 1000 TÜRK LİRASI (Translation: Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, 1,000 Turkish Lira) |
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Turkey's wartime monetary policy was a tightrope act. The country remained officially neutral throughout World War II but faced severe inflationary pressure from military mobilization costs and disrupted trade — the 1940 high-denomination issues were partly a response to that fiscal strain, not merely routine replenishment of stock.
De La Rue's London production of Turkish notes during this period is notable given that supply chains to Ankara were genuinely complicated by the war in the Mediterranean. Delivery of finished notes required careful routing.