Catalog
500 Lira Without 'SERİ', Grey
| Issuer | Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey) |
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| Year | 1959 |
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| Value | 500 Lira (500 TRL) |
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| Obverse lettering | TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYET MERKEZ BANKASI 500 BEŞYÜZ TÜRK LİRASI 11 HAZİRAN 1930 TARİH VE 1715 NUMARALI KANUNA GÖRE ÇIKARILMIŞTIR UMUM MÜDÜR - UMUM MÜDÜR MUAVİNİ - EMİSYON VE VEZNE MÜDÜRÜ (Translation: Central Bank of the Turkish Republic, 500, Five Hundred Turkish Lira, Issued pursuant to Law No. 1715 dated 11 June 1930, General Manager - Deputy General Manager - Emission and Cashier Manager) |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The 500 Lira series of this period exists in two distinct varieties: notes with the "SERİ" prefix printed before the serial number, and those — like this example — without it. The absence of the prefix is not a misdirection or error; it reflects an early print run before the format was standardized, making the "without SERİ" type the scarcer of the two. Bradbury Wilkinson produced the plate work in London, the firm then at the height of its long run of Ottoman and Turkish currency contracts.