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20 Lira Orhan Gazi
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Value | 20 Lira |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a raised depiction of a historical Ottoman silver coin (akçe) of Orhan Gazi, rendered in high relief and displaying Arabic script legends within a beaded inner border. The coin-within-a-coin motif is set against a polished mirror field. The outer legend reads TÜRKIYE CUMHURIYETI at left and REPUBLIC OF TURKEY at right, separated at the top by the Turkish crescent-and-star emblem. The denomination 20 Türk Lirası and the mint copyright mark with the year 2020 appear in the lower portion of the border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Arabic |
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| Reverse description | Facing bust of Orhan Gazi, second sultan of the Ottoman Empire, depicted in a stylised portrait wearing a large Ottoman turban with pronounced horizontal ridges, rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. A tulip motif appears to the right of the bust, symbolising Ottoman cultural heritage. The upper legend reads OSMANLI PADİŞAHLARI (Ottoman Sultans) in Latin script, while the lower legend reads 1281 - 1362 ORHAN GAZİ, denoting his regnal dates. |
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