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20 Lira Osman II
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Currency | New lira (2005-date) |
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| Reverse description | Facing bust portrait of Ottoman Sultan Osman II, depicted in three-quarter view wearing a tall ceremonial Ottoman turban with a tassel. The portrait is rendered in high relief against a mirrored field. A stylized tulip motif appears to the right of the portrait, a classical Ottoman decorative symbol. The upper legend reads 'OSMANLI PADİŞAHLARI' and the lower legend gives the sultan's reign dates '1604-1622' alongside the inscription 'II. OSMAN'. |
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Osman II was deposed and strangled by the Janissaries in 1622 after attempting to disband the corps — one of the few Ottoman sultans killed by his own military. This commemorative revives a reign that lasted barely four years and ended in the first regicide in Ottoman dynastic history.