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20 Lira Traditional Turkish Handcrafts
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Weight | 23.33 g |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a stylized leather saddle bag or decorative leather panel rendered in fine relief, featuring an intricate geometric and floral medallion at its centre composed of interlocking star and rosette motifs rendered in dotted outline technique, characteristic of traditional Turkish leatherwork. Diagonal striped and beaded border elements frame the central motif on either side, evoking the stitched and embossed ornamentation of Anatolian leather craft. The outer ring, in a contrasting darker finish, carries the legend TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ arcing along the upper periphery in raised Latin characters. The denomination 20 TL and the date 2010 appear in the lower portion of the border, flanking a small ornamental device. Small crescent and star devices serve as separators within the legend. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Turkey's commemorative bronze program of the 2000s was largely driven by UNESCO recognition campaigns and domestic cultural preservation efforts pushed through the Ministry of Culture. The 2010 handcrafts series specifically coincided with ongoing lobbying to have traditional Anatolian craft practices inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list — a process that had already secured recognition for Meddahlık storytelling in 2008 and Sema ceremonies in 2008.
Bronze at this weight and diameter was a deliberate choice for collector-grade issues of this period, keeping production costs low enough to sustain a wide thematic program across multiple years.