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50 Lira Halide Edip Adıvar
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed portrait bust of the celebrated Turkish author and nationalist Halide Edip Adıvar, depicted wearing a headscarf, glasses, and a jacket with a scarf at the neck, rendered in high relief against a frosted background. To her left, a row of her literary works is depicted as book spines on a shelf, with titles including 'Döner Ayna', 'Ateşten Gömlek', 'Vurun Kahpeye', 'Volkan Palas Oteli', 'Sinekli Bakkal', and others rendered in miniature lettering. Below the shelf, the subject's name 'HALİDE EDİP ADIVAR' and the commemorative dates '1964-2014' are inscribed in a stylised typewriter-key motif, evoking her literary legacy. The upper left field bears the inscription '50. ÖLÜM YILDÖNÜMÜ' commemorating the 50th anniversary of her death. |
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| Mintage | 2014 - Proof - 456 |
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