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| Issuer | Turkey |
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| Year | 1935-1937 |
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| Diameter | 19 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ (Translation: Republic of Turkey) |
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| Edge | Alternating reeded and lettered sections |
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These three years of issue correspond to the early consolidation of Atatürk's republic, when Turkey was systematically overhauling its currency to project a modernized, secular state identity. The 1935 introduction of this denomination coincided with significant monetary reforms tied to the 1930 establishment of the Central Bank of Turkey, which finally gave the republic independent control over its own money supply after decades of Ottoman-era debt arrangements with foreign institutions.
Circulation numbers were modest, and examples showing genuine wear are less common than survivors in mid-range mint state.