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500 Lira
| Issuer | Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey) |
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| Year | 1946 |
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| In circulation to | 15 April 1963 |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette presents an oval intaglio portrait of President İsmet İnönü in three-quarter view, set against an intricate guilloche underprint with large numerals "500" repeated on both flanks. The bank title "TÜRKİYE CÜMHURİYET MERKEZ BANKASI" runs across the top, with the denomination "BEŞYÜZ TÜRK LİRASI" rendered in ornate letterpress below the portrait. Three manuscript signatures of bank officials appear along the lower portion of the note above the imprint of the American Bank Note Company. |
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| Obverse lettering | TÜRKİYE CÜMHURİYET MERKEZ BANKASI BEŞYÜZ 500 TÜRK LİRASI (Translation: Central Bank of the Turkish Republic, Five Hundred 500 Turkish Lira) |
| Reverse description | A large central vignette portrays students operating industrial machinery — including lathes and drill presses — at the Technical School in Ankara, rendered in fine intaglio engraving. Elaborate guilloche rosettes flank the central scene on both sides, with the denomination numeral "500" repeated in each corner. The bank title appears across the top and the full denomination inscription is set within an ornamental panel at the foot of the note. |
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