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50 000 Lira Yunus Emre
| Issuer | Turkey Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | At centre, the denomination '50.000 LIRA' is inscribed in two lines within an ornamental wreath composed of wheat ears to the left and olive branches to the right, their stems crossing at the base. The Turkish crescent and star emblem appears at the top of the wreath. The circular legend 'TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ' runs along the upper and side periphery. A small mint mark appears in the lower central field beneath the denomination. |
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| Mint | Turkish State Mint, Istanbul (Darphane-i Amire) |
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Yunus Emre, the 13th-century Anatolian poet and Sufi mystic, was the subject of sustained official commemoration in Turkey throughout 1991 — the year UNESCO designated as the 750th anniversary of his birth, though the actual birth date remains historically contested. The Turkish state leaned heavily into the UNESCO designation as an opportunity to project cultural soft power, and this coin was part of a broader commemorative program issued in coordination with that calendar.
KM#1006 was struck in .925 silver at the Turkish state mint in Istanbul.