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20 Lira Karaman Yunus Emre Tomb
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a detailed frontal view of the Karaman Yunus Emre Türbesi (tomb-mosque complex), depicting a stone structure with a single minaret, domed roof, arched entrance portal, and rusticated masonry walls rendered in fine relief. A ring of fourteen stars encircles the architectural motif in the inner field. The upper legend reads 'KARAMAN YUNUS EMRE TÜRBESİ' and the lower arc bears 'YAPILIŞ TARİHİ XIV. YÜZYIL', noting the 14th-century construction date. The quotation 'Sevelim, Sevilelim' ('Let us love, let us be loved') appears in the lower field beneath the building. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Yunus Emre, the 13th-century Anatolian mystic poet, presents an unusual cataloging problem: no one agrees where he is buried. More than a dozen sites across Turkey claim his tomb, including locations in Eskişehir, Karaman, and several villages in between. Karaman's claim rests partly on a 16th-century inscription, though competing documentation has never been fully resolved.
This issue is one in a longer Darphane series commemorating Anatolian cultural figures, struck in the standard .925 bullion format the mint has used consistently since the mid-2000s for this class of commemorative.