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20 Lira Kel Hasan Efendi
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 2025 - Proof - 3,000 |
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Kel Hasan Efendi was a beloved figure of Ottoman popular theater — a stock comic character whose name translates roughly as "Bald Hasan the Gentleman," rooted in the Karagöz shadow puppet and Ortaoyunu traditions that flourished from at least the 17th century. The Darphane has issued a recurring series honoring these characters as part of a broader push to document intangible cultural heritage through numismatic form, following UNESCO's 2010 inscription of Karagöz on its Representative List.
The choice of a 31.1g silver strike — a troy ounce format — reflects deliberate alignment with the international bullion collector market rather than domestic circulation.