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3 000 000 Lira Olympics
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | At center, the denomination '3.000.000 LIRA' and date '1998' are inscribed within an ornamental wreath composed of a wheat ear to the left and an olive branch to the right, tied at the base. The Turkish crescent and star symbol appears at the top of the field. The circular legend 'TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ' runs along the periphery, with the mint mark appearing in the lower field beneath the wreath. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Turkey's 1998 commemorative program coincided with a period of chronic inflation so severe that three million lira — the face value stamped on this coin — was worth roughly ten US dollars at issue. The denomination was not hyperbole; it was arithmetic.