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2,5 Lira Rumi
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE · 2,5 Türk Lirası · 2023 |
| Reverse description | Central depiction of the sikke, the tall conical felt hat traditionally worn by Sufi dervishes of the Mevlevi Order, resting upon a folded garment, rendered in high relief. The central motif is set against an ornate geometric arabesque background of interlocking star patterns characteristic of Islamic decorative art. The circular peripheral legend reads 'MEVLÂNÂ CELÂLEDDÎN-İ RÛMÎ' along the upper arc, with the inscription '750. VUSLAT YILI' flanked by decorative elements along the lower inner border, and 'BİRLEŞTİRMEYE GELDİK, AYIRMAYA DEĞİL' inscribed along the lower outer arc, commemorating the 750th anniversary of Rumi's death. |
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The "Rumi" series, launched by the Darphane in the early 2020s, draws on Ottoman-era monetary nomenclature repurposed for modern collector issues. The lira denomination itself has a turbulent history — the Turkish lira suffered one of the most dramatic long-term depreciations of any twentieth-century currency, losing roughly six zeros through redenomination in 2005. These collector pieces operate entirely outside that inflationary story, issued under the numismatic program rather than the central bank's monetary authority.