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50 000 Lira Muhsin Ertugrul
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Thickness | 2.8 mm |
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| Obverse description | At center, the denomination '50.000 LIRA' is inscribed in two lines within an open wreath composed of wheat ears on the left and olive branches on the right, tied at the base. The Turkish crescent and star appear at the top of the field above the denomination. The circular legend 'TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ' runs along the upper periphery in Latin script. A small mint mark appears at the lower center of the field beneath the wreath. |
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| Obverse lettering | TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ 50.000 LİRA |
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Muhsin Ertuğrul dominated Turkish theatre and cinema for over half a century — founding the first permanent Turkish theatre company, directing the country's earliest feature films, and training virtually every significant stage actor of the mid-20th century. This 1992 commemorative was issued the year after his death, part of a broader Darphane program honoring cultural figures that ran through the 1990s alongside similar issues for poets, composers, and statesmen.
The series was struck in relatively modest quantities and saw negligible circulation, as intended. Most examples were sold directly to collectors through PTT post offices and the mint itself.