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20 Lira Suleiman the Magnificent
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The central field features a high-relief reproduction of an Ottoman silver coin (akçe) of Suleiman the Magnificent, bearing multi-line Arabic calligraphic legends in the characteristic Ottoman tughra style. The surrounding border carries a bilingual legend in Latin script reading 'TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ' on the left and 'REPUBLIC OF TURKEY' on the right, with the denomination '20 Türk Lirası' at the base flanked by dots, the date '2023' to the right, and the Turkish crescent-and-star emblem at the top. A small mint mark appears adjacent to the date. |
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| Obverse script | Arabic, Latin |
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| Reverse description | A three-quarter facing portrait bust of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (Kanuni Sultan Süleyman) rendered in fine relief after a classical Ottoman miniature, depicting the sultan wearing an elaborate multi-tiered Ottoman turban and richly ornamented robes with floral brocade detailing. A stylized tulip motif appears to the right of the portrait in the field. The surrounding border legend reads 'OSMANLI PADİŞAHLARI' at the top and '1494-1566 I.SÜLEYMAN (KANUNİ)' along the lower arc, referencing his birth and death years and his epithet 'the Lawgiver'. |
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