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50 000 Lira Lydia: First coin in the world
| Issuer | Turkey |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Currency | Old lira (1923-2005) |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a raised depiction of an ancient Lydian electrum stater, circa 640 BC, showing a lion's head in profile facing right — widely regarded as the world's first coin. The motif is rendered in high relief to evoke the archaic incuse punch technique of the original. Surrounding the central device, a continuous multilingual legend in Latin script reads in Turkish and English, commemorating Lydia's role as the birthplace of coinage in Anatolia. |
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| Reverse lettering | DÜNYADA BASILAN İLK PARA LİDYA MÖ. 640 ANADOLU LYDİA BC. 640 ANATOLİA FİRST COİN İN THE WORLD |
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| Mintage | 1983 - Proof - 497 |
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