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5 Lira
| Issuer | Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti) |
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| Year | 1927 |
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| Reference(s) | P#120 |
| Obverse description | Central vignette within an oval guilloche frame presents a grey wolf in repose before a rocky hillside rising to the Citadel of Ankara, with a radiating star above. To the right, a smaller inset vignette shows the Grand National Assembly building. The composition is framed by elaborate interlaced guilloche borders, with the denomination numeral 5 at each corner and bilingual inscriptions in Latin and Ottoman Arabic script across the upper and lower registers. |
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| Obverse lettering | 5 LIVRES TURQUES ٥ تورُكَُ ليرَاسُٖى تُّورْكِيَّة جُمْهُورِيَّة (Translation: 5 Turkish Lira, Republic of Turkey) |
| Reverse description | Central vignette occupies most of the face with a panoramic view of a stone arched bridge in Ankara, with the city skyline and minarets visible on the hillside beyond and waterfowl on the river below. To the left, a circular medallion carries an elaborate Ottoman calligraphic inscription within a guilloche surround. Interlaced border ornaments frame the entire composition, with denomination numerals at the corners and bilingual legends in Latin and Ottoman Arabic script along the upper margin. |
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