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20 Lira Turkish State Mint
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 20 Lira |
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| Obverse description | The central field features a raised, high-relief reproduction of a 15th-century Ottoman silver akce, displaying multi-line Arabic calligraphic inscriptions bearing the tughra and titles of Sultan Mehmed II, enclosed within a beaded inner border. The surrounding flat outer border carries a bilingual peripheral legend in Latin script, reading 'TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ' on the left and 'REPUBLIC OF TÜRKİYE' on the right, flanking a crescent-and-star device at the top. The denomination '20 Türk Lirası' and the date '2022' appear along the lower rim, separated by the Turkish State Mint mark. |
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| Reverse description | The upper portion of the polished field displays the emblem of the Turkish Republic's Ministry of Treasury and Finance (T.C. Hazine ve Maliye Bakanlığı), rendered as a stylized coin motif incorporating a crescent and star surrounded by a ring of sixteen stars. Below, the word 'DARPHANE' appears in large bold letters, flanked by the subsidiary legend 'T.C. HAZİNE VE MALİYE BAKANLIĞI' above and 'VE DAMGA MATBAASI GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ' below in smaller text. The lower central field presents a geometric '555' anniversary logo composed of interlocking square and circular elements, flanked by the founding year '1467' and the issue year '2022'. The curved bottom legend reads 'DARPHANE 555. YIL', commemorating the 555th anniversary of the Turkish State Mint. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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