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50 000 Lira Mozart
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | At centre, the denomination '50.000 LIRA' inscribed in two lines within an open wreath composed of a wheat ear to the left and an olive branch to the right, their stems crossing at the base. The Turkish crescent and star device appears above the wreath at the top of the field. The circular legend 'TURKIYE CUMHURIYETI' runs along the upper periphery. The mint mark appears below the wreath at the base of the field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Issued to mark the bicentennial of Mozart's death, this piece was part of a broader wave of international commemoratives produced in 1991 — Austria, Germany, and dozens of other mints struck similar issues that year. Turkey's participation was largely commercial, aimed at the collector export market rather than domestic circulation, and the coin saw negligible use as actual currency given the lira's severe inflation trajectory through the early 1990s.