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500 Lira FAO
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Currency | Old lira (1923-2005) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a seated woman nursing an infant while simultaneously reading an open book, rendered in finely detailed relief. The inscription 'F.A.O.' appears to the right of the central figure in the field, referencing the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. A circular legend surrounds the design, reading 'TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ' at the top and 'KADININ SÜSÜ KÜLTÜR VE ERDEM OLMAليDIR' continuing around the periphery, translating as 'The ornament of woman must be culture and virtue.' The engraver's signature is visible below the central figure near the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays the denomination '500' in large numerals above the inscription 'LİRA' and the date '1978', all enclosed within a wreath composed of wheat ears on the left and an olive branch on the right, their stems crossing at the base. Above the wreath, the Turkish crescent moon and star emblem is prominently placed at the upper centre of the field. The overall design is clean and uncluttered, with the national symbols and FAO agricultural motifs reinforcing the coin's commemorative purpose. |
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Turkey's 1978 FAO coinage was part of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's long-running program that encouraged member states to mint coins publicizing food security initiatives — a program that produced hundreds of issues across dozens of countries through the 1970s and into the 1980s. The Turkish entry came at a particularly turbulent domestic moment: 1978 saw the country under Bülent Ecevit's government navigating severe balance-of-payments crises and spiraling inflation that would eventually force an IMF austerity package the following year.
KM#920 was struck in limited numbers as a commemorative, not for circulation.