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50 Lira Bergama
| Issuer | Turkey |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a detailed panoramic view of the ancient acropolis of Pergamon (Bergama), showing the ruins of colonnaded structures, standing columns, and architectural remains rendered in fine line engraving. The inscription 'AKROPOL' appears above the architectural scene. The mint mark appears at the bottom center of the central design, flanked by the date '2012'. The circular legend reads 'TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ' on the left and 'REPUBLIC OF TURKEY' on the right, with the denomination '50 Türk Lirası' inscribed along the lower border. |
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| Obverse lettering | TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ REPUBLIC OF TURKEY AKROPOL 2012 50 Türk Lirası |
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Bergama — the modern Turkish city built over ancient Pergamon — was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014, but this coin preceded that recognition, issued as part of Turkey's ongoing commemorative program highlighting Anatolian archaeological sites. Pergamon's famous library, said to have rivaled Alexandria's, is why the word "parchment" exists: when Egypt cut off papyrus exports to the city, Pergamene scribes developed pergamena, scraped animal skin, as a substitute writing surface.