Catalog
500 Lira
| Issuer | Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey) |
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| Year | 1983-1984 |
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| Value | 500 Lira (500 TRL) |
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| Reverse lettering | TÜRKİYE CÜMHURİYET MERKEZ BANKASI BEŞYÜZ TÜRK LİRASI İZMİR SAAT KULESİ (Translation: Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, Five Hundred Turkish Lira, İzmir Clock Tower) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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By the early 1980s, Turkey was operating under military-installed government following the September 1980 coup, and chronic inflation was already eroding the lira at a pace that would eventually require a six-zero redenomination in 2005. The 500 Lira denomination, meaningful at issue, was losing purchasing power faster than the notes could wear out in circulation.
Printed in-house at the Merkez Bankası's own Ankara facility, which has produced Turkish banknotes since the mid-1950s. The watermark remains the sole mechanical security feature on this type — modest protection even by the standards of the period.