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7 500 000 Lira Cyclamen trochopteranthum
| Issuer | Turkey State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Weight | 15.55 g |
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| Reverse description | The oval field features a finely detailed, high-relief botanical study of Cyclamen trochopteranthum (Turkish cyclamen), depicting multiple blooms with their characteristically reflexed petals and rounded, variegated leaves rendered in an naturalistic artistic style. An inner oval border frames the central design. Along the lower left margin, the Turkish common name 'DOMUZTOPALAĞ' appears, and along the lower right the Latin binomial 'Cyclamen trochopteranthum' is inscribed. The engraver's signature 'Hb ÇAVUŞGIL' is incised within the inner field at lower centre. |
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| Reverse lettering | DOMUZTOPALAĞ Cyclamen trochopteranthum H.B.ÇAVUŞGIL |
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Turkey's 2002 wildlife flora series coincided with the final years of the old lira before the catastrophic redenomination of 2005, when six zeros were stripped from the currency following decades of chronic inflation. Face values in the millions had become routine on circulating coinage, making the 7,500,000-lira denomination unremarkable by contemporary standards despite sounding extraordinary in retrospect.
Cyclamen trochopteranthum is a species native to southwestern Turkey, where it grows at altitude on rocky limestone soils — its inclusion in the series reflected a broader Turkish conservationist agenda tied to international biodiversity commitments of the period.