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20 Lira Ahmed II
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Value | 20 Lira |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a high-relief reproduction of an Ottoman silver coin (akçe or kuruş) of Sultan Ahmed II, bearing multi-line Arabic calligraphic legends including the sultan's tughra-style inscription and the mint name Constantinople (Kostantiniyye) with the regnal year 1102 AH, set within a beaded inner border. The surrounding raised legend reads 'TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ' and 'REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE' divided by a crescent-and-star device at the top, with the denomination '20 Türk Lirası' and the date '2025' inscribed along the lower periphery, flanked by the Darphane mint mark. |
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| Reverse description | Finely detailed bust portrait of Ottoman Sultan Ahmed II facing slightly right, depicted wearing a large wrapped turban adorned with a prominent feathered plume. The sultan is shown bearded and dressed in an ornate robe with fur-trimmed collar. A stylised tulip motif appears to the left of the figure in the mirror-polished field. The upper legend 'OSMANLI PADİŞAHLARI' arcs across the top, while the lower legend '1643-1695 II. AHMED' curves along the base, recording the sultan's birth and death years. |
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| Mintage | 2025 - Proof - 3,000 |
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