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2,5 Lira Nasreddin Hoca
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Weight | 23.33 g |
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| Reverse description | Highly detailed narrative scene in high relief depicting Nasreddin Hoca, dressed in long robes and turban, leaning forward to examine a large elephant whose trunk extends toward him, set against a village landscape with traditional houses and trees rendered in the background field. Two astonished male figures in traditional dress stand to the right observing the encounter, their expressions conveying surprise. Stylised clouds appear in the upper field above the scene. The entire composition is contained within a plain raised border and rendered in a pictorial, folk-art narrative style consistent with Turkish commemorative medallic coinage. No legends or inscriptions appear on the reverse. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Nasreddin Hoca is among the most enduring figures in Turkish folk tradition — a 13th-century Sufi-tinged philosopher and jester whose paradoxical jokes have been transmitted orally across Central Asia and the Middle East for seven centuries. His birthplace is disputed between Hortu and Sivrihisar, and both towns have claimed him aggressively enough that the argument occasionally surfaces in Turkish regional politics. The Darphane has issued collector-oriented bronze pieces under the nominal 2.5 Lira denomination specifically to sidestep the bullion classification that would otherwise apply to heavier issues.