Catalog
500 Lira Without 'SERİ', Brown
| Issuer | Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey) |
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| Year | 1962 |
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| Printer | Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası Banknot Matbaası, Ankara, Turkey (1955-date) |
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| Obverse description | A right-facing intaglio portrait vignette of President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk occupies the right portion of the note, set against a finely engraved guilloche underprint in brown tones. The denomination '500' appears in large numerals at upper left and lower right, with the bank title and value inscription centered across the upper field. Three signature lines for the Umum Müdür, Umum Müdür Muavini, and Emisyon Dairesi Reisi are printed below the central text panel. |
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| Reverse lettering | 500 TÜRK LİRASI TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYET MERKEZ BANKASI (Translation: 500 Turkish Lira, Central Bank of the Turkish Republic) |
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The absence of a "SERİ" prefix on this note — meaning no series letter precedes the serial number — marks it as an early printing within the Third Emission Group, before the Central Bank standardized its numbering conventions. The distinction is catalogued separately from the prefixed issues not because of rarity alone, but because it helps reconstruct the precise rollout sequence of this denomination's print run.
By 1962, the bank's Ankara facility had been operating its own presses for several years, ending Turkey's earlier dependence on foreign security printers.