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7 500 000 Lira Marbled duck
| Issuer | Turkey Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2001 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Within a square field with rounded corners, the Turkish crescent-and-star emblem appears at the top centre, flanked by the legend TURKİYE CUMHURİYETİ in two lines below it. The denomination 7.500.000 LİRA and the date 2001 are inscribed in the centre field in three lines. The mint mark of the Istanbul Mint is struck below the date. A decorative wreath composed of an olive branch on the right and a wheat ear on the left frames the lower portion of the field, with the tail feathers of a duck emerging from the lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ 7.500.000 LİRA 2001 |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed naturalistic depiction of a Marbled Duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris) rendered in high relief occupies the centre and left of the square field, the bird shown in profile resting among marsh vegetation including reeds and aquatic plants along the water's edge. A second duck in full flight is depicted in smaller scale in the upper right of the field, conveying a sense of depth and natural habitat. The legend YAZ ÖRDEĞİ is inscribed in bold capitals along the upper edge, with the scientific binomial Marmaronetta angustirostris in italic lettering immediately below. The engraver's signature F.D. appears in the lower right corner of the field. |
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