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20 Lira Esrefoglu Mosque
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Currency | New lira (2005-date) |
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| Reverse description | A perspective view of the interior of the Eşrefoğlu Mosque in Beyşehir is depicted in fine relief, showcasing the celebrated forest of wooden columns receding toward the mihrab at the far end, with the elaborately carved wooden minber visible in the center background. The pointed horseshoe arch of the mosque's main portal frames the entire interior scene, its jambs and archivolt richly ornamented with interlacing floral and geometric relief carving characteristic of Anatolian Seljuk craftsmanship. The surrounding field is bordered by a decorative band of repeating floral scroll motifs following the coin's circumference. The legend 'BEYŞEHİR' appears above and 'EŞREFOĞLU CAMİSİ' below in the lower portion of the field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Eşrefoğlu Mosque in Beyşehir, completed around 1299 under the Karamanid-allied Eşrefoğlu Süleyman Bey, is one of the last surviving examples of the Anatolian wooden-hypostyle mosque form — a tradition that essentially died with the consolidation of Ottoman stone construction. Its 48 wooden columns and original hand-painted ceiling have remained largely intact for over seven centuries, a structural continuity rare enough that UNESCO has repeatedly flagged it for inscription consideration. Turkey's commemorative silver program has drawn on provincial architectural heritage with increasing frequency since the mid-2010s, partly as a deliberate counter to the Ottoman-imperial emphasis that dominated earlier issues.