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20 Yeni Lira Galatasaray Sports Club
| Issuer | Turkey Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Value | 20 Lira (20 TRY) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylized lion passant rendered in a bold, graphic art style, overlaid by the large numeral '100' commemorating the centenary of Galatasaray Sports Club. Above the lion, the Turkish crescent and star emblem appears in the upper field. The date 2005 is inscribed in the lower field. The circular legend TURKIYE CUMHURIYETI arcs along the upper rim, while YIRMI YENI TURK LIRASI curves along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ 100 2005 YİRMİ YENİ TÜRK LİRASI |
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Galatasaray's 2005 UEFA Cup and Super League double had already faded into memory by the time this piece was struck — it commemorates the club's centenary, founded in 1905 by Ali Sami Yen, a student at Galatasaray High School who modeled the club explicitly on English football associations he had read about rather than observed firsthand. The Turkish mint produced a number of club centenary issues around this period, making this part of a broader commemorative program rather than a standalone commission.
Yeni Lira, introduced January 1, 2005, replaced the old lira at a ratio of 1,000,000:1 — one of the largest redenominations in monetary history.