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5 Lira 23rd Universiade

Issuer Turkish State Mint
Year 2005
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Weight 12 g
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Obverse description Bimetallic coin with a copper-nickel centre and brass ring. The centre field features a stylized depiction of a kingfisher in flight, rendered in a bold, graphic design style, positioned centrally within the dark inner disc. The legend TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ arcs around the upper portion of the brass ring, while the denomination 5 YENİ TÜRK LİRASI is inscribed along the lower arc of the ring, all in raised Latin characters.
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Obverse lettering TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ 5 YENİ TÜRK LİRASI
Reverse description The copper-nickel centre displays a large stylized letter 'U', the official logo of the 23rd Summer Universiade, with the outline of the İzmir Bay coastline incorporated within the letter's form, evoking the host city's geography. The brass ring bears a bilingual legend: the upper arc reads '23. UNIVERSIADE 2005, İZMİR TÜRKİYE' in Turkish, separated by a raised dot, while the lower arc reads '23th UNIVERSIADE 2005, İZMİR' in English, also separated by a raised dot.
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