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20 Lira Göktürk Khaganate
| Issuer | Republic of Turkey |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Value | 20 Lira |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a waving flag bearing a colored green wolf's head in profile facing right, rendered in enamel, representing the legendary Asena wolf of Turkic mythology. The flag is shown in relief against the polished field. Surrounding the central motif is a ring of fourteen six-pointed stars. The circular legend reads 'TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ' on the left arc and 'REPUBLIC OF TURKEY' on the right arc, with a crescent and star at the top. The denomination '20 Türk Lirası' appears at the base, flanked by stars, and the date '2024' is inscribed above the mint mark in the lower central field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a sculpted relief scene depicting a Göktürk (Celestial Turk) ruler or deity enthroned on horseback, flanked by two kneeling attendant figures bearing offerings, all set within an ornate cartouche-style border. The background is densely covered with inscriptions in the Old Turkic runic script (Göktürk alphabet), filling the entire upper field. The upper arc bears the legend 'GÖKTÜRK İMPARATORLUĞU' in Latin script, and the dates '552–743' are inscribed in the lower exergue, indicating the historical period of the Göktürk Khaganate. |
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