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50 Lira
| Emisor | Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası (Central Bank of the Turkish Republic) |
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| Año | 1942 |
| Tipo | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Valor | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Moneda | Old lira (1923-2005) |
| Composición | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Tamaño | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Forma | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Impresor | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Diseñador(es) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Grabador(es) | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
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| Descripción del anverso | A vignette of President İsmet İnönü in three-quarter portrait occupies the right side of the note within an ornate oval frame, rendered in intaglio in shades of purple-brown. The centre of the note carries a large numeral '50' guilloche medallion flanked by the denomination in words, with the bank title in bold letterpress across the top. Serial numbers and series designation appear in two positions on the left field, and two authorising signatures appear at the lower centre beneath the issuing law inscription. |
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| Leyenda del anverso | Inicie sesión para ver los detalles |
| Descripción del reverso | The central vignette presents a group of Angora goats standing in an open pasture, engraved in intaglio within a rectangular panel framed by intricate guilloche borders. Large numeral '50' counters in matching purple-brown tones appear to the left and right of the central vignette, each inscribed 'TÜRK LİRASI' beneath. The overall design is symmetrical, with repetitive denomination numerals in the corner ornaments and along the bottom border. |
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| Comentarios |
Turkey contracted American Bank Note Company for several wartime series because domestic printing capacity was inadequate for the volume and security complexity required. This 1942 issue falls within the Third Emission, a group produced under considerable pressure as Turkey navigated strict neutrality while both the Axis and Allied powers competed aggressively for its political alignment.
The Varlık Vergisi — the capital levy imposed that same year — created violent economic disruption, particularly for non-Muslim minorities. Whether notes of this denomination circulated freely or sat in hoarded reserves during that period is difficult to establish, but the fiscal chaos of 1942–44 affected how paper money moved through the economy at every level.