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15 Lira Ladybug
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 15 Lira |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Mintage | 2016 - - 2,000 |
| Additional information |
Turkey's Darphane has produced themed wildlife and nature silver issues with some regularity, but the ladybug series attracted unusual collector attention in domestic markets. The 2016 issue was part of a broader push by the mint to develop bullion-adjacent collectibles aimed at retail buyers rather than institutional stacking — a strategy that shifted significantly after Turkey's currency pressures intensified through 2017 and 2018, making lira-denominated silver issues increasingly awkward to price.
KM#1389 mintage figures were not widely publicized at release.