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20 Lira Karabakh
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | Central design displays the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Azerbaijan superimposed over a map of Azerbaijan, incorporating the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region. The composition includes a depiction of the Yukhari Govhar Agha Mosque and the Shusha fortress, both prominent landmarks in Shusha, the cultural capital of Azerbaijan. The bilingual legend in Azerbaijani Latin script arcs around the design, asserting the territorial declaration and naming the city of Shusha in both Azerbaijani and Azerbaijani-Cyrillic transliteration forms, flanked by stars and date. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued by the Turkish State Mint during the 44-day Nagorno-Karabakh war of autumn 2020, in which Azerbaijani forces — backed diplomatically and militarily by Turkey — retook significant territory from Armenian control for the first time since the 1994 ceasefire. The timing was deliberate; the coin was released while the conflict was still active.
Turkey's open alignment with Azerbaijan drew sharp international criticism and complicated ceasefire negotiations ultimately brokered by Russia in November 2020.