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50 000 Lira Turkish Jews
| Issuer | Turkey |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Currency | Old lira (1923-2005) |
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| Reverse description | A detailed depiction of a multi-masted Ottoman sailing vessel occupying the central field, with a crowd of standing figures rendered in low relief along the lower foreground, symbolizing the Sephardic Jewish refugees welcomed into the Ottoman Empire in 1492. The commemorative legend encircles the design along the periphery, with ornamental rosettes separating the inscriptions, and the date range '1492-1992' appearing at the base. |
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| Reverse lettering | 500 YEARS OF PEACE AND HARMONY TURKISH JEWS 1492-1992 500 YIL |
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Issued to mark the 500th anniversary of the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492 and their subsequent welcome into the Ottoman Empire by Sultan Bayezid II, who reportedly said that Ferdinand of Spain had impoverished his own kingdom while enriching the Ottomans. The Turkish Jewish community, concentrated largely in Istanbul, Izmir, and Bursa, had maintained a distinct Ladino-speaking culture for precisely five centuries by the time this coin was struck.
Production was handled by the Turkish State Mint in Ankara as part of a broader commemorative program that year.