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2,5 Lira Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central design featuring an elaborate antique astrolabe rendered in high relief with oxidized bronze finish, the intricate rete and tympan plates depicted in fine detail against a darkened field. Concentric rings surrounding the astrolabe are decorated with Arabic numerals and script characters referencing the historical Islamic scientific tradition. The Turkish crescent and star emblem appears at the top of the peripheral legend. The bilingual circular legend reads 'TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ' on the left and 'REPUBLIC OF TURKEY' on the right, with the denomination '2,5 Türk Lirası' and the date '2019' inscribed along the lower border. |
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| Obverse lettering | TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ REPUBLIC OF TURKEY 2,5 Türk Lirası 2019 |
| Reverse description | A boldly modeled, high-relief effigy of Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin (1924–2018), the distinguished Turkish historian of Islamic science, depicted in a facing portrait with naturalistic detail of his facial features and swept-back hair. The portrait dominates the central field, rendered with fine sculptural quality against a smooth recessed ground. The surrounding legend, separated from the central device by a raised inner ring, reads '2019 PROF. DR. FUAT SEZGİN YILI' along the upper arc and 'YEAR OF PROF. DR. FUAT SEZGİN' along the lower arc, with two raised dots flanking the left and right sides of the legend. |
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