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500 Lira Year of the Child, Piedfort
| Issuer | Turkey |
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| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field bears the denomination '500 LIRA' in bold raised numerals and lettering, flanked by a wreath composed of two wheat ears on the left and an olive branch on the right, tied at the base. A crescent and star, the principal emblem of the Turkish Republic, appears at the apex of the wreath. The circular legend 'TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ' runs along the outer border in Latin script. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Turkey's 1979 International Year of the Child issues were produced in standard and piedfort formats, the latter struck at double thickness on specially prepared planchets for presentation purposes. Piedforts of this period were almost exclusively sold directly to collectors and diplomats — virtually none entered circulation.
KM#P1 designates this as Turkey's first catalogued piedfort, a footnote worth noting for a mint that issued piedforts only sporadically.