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150 Lira World Cup Argentina '78
| Issuer | Turkey |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Thickness | 1.87 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central design features the official emblem of the 1978 FIFA World Cup, incorporating a stylised globe and football motif flanked by schematic world map outlines. The denomination 150 LIRA appears prominently within the design field alongside the championship logotype. The circular legend DÜNYA FUTBOL SAMPIYONASI arcs around the upper periphery, with ARJANTIN - 1978 completing the inscription in the lower arc. The overall composition is enclosed within a plain inner border and a reeded outer rim. |
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Turkey issued this coin as part of the wave of FIFA World Cup commemoratives that swept through peripheral football nations in the late 1970s — countries with little connection to the tournament itself but eager to participate in the global silver commemorative market that the 1978 Argentina competition generated. The tournament itself was deeply controversial: hosted by a military junta that had seized power in 1976, it was later documented that the regime used the event as a propaganda exercise, with allegations of match-fixing surrounding Argentina's crucial 6–0 victory over Peru.
KM#917 is a one-year type with no follow-on issues in the series.