Catalog
1500 Lira FAO
| Issuer | Turkey |
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| Year | 1981-1982 |
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| Engraver(s) | Hakkı Baha Çavuşgil |
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| Obverse lettering | 16 EKiM DÜNYA BESiN GÜNÜ |
| Reverse description | Central field bears the large denomination numeral '1500' above the inscription 'LiRA', with the date below, all enclosed within a wreath composed of a wheat stalk to the left and an olive branch to the right, tied at the base. The Turkish crescent and star device appears at the top of the field above the wreath, serving as the national emblem of Turkey. The design is clean and uncluttered, with the denominational text rendered in bold, well-spaced relief lettering. |
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Turkey's FAO coinage of the early 1980s was issued during one of the country's most turbulent political periods — the September 1980 military coup had dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution just months before this series entered production. The FAO program, a United Nations initiative encouraging member states to mint coins promoting food and agricultural development, gave the military-led government a convenient avenue for internationally respectable currency issues while civilian institutions remained suspended.
The two-year emission span across 1981–1982 reflects production continuity under the National Security Council's interim administration.