Turkey 1923(20) 25 kurush

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Heritage sale 3049, lot 34447
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 34447 in Heritage sale 3049 (Long Beach, September 2016), where it sold for $114. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic gold 25 Kurush 1923//20 UNC. Head of Inonu. Full mint bloom. From the Commander Collection." This type was struck 1943-50. The 100 kurush was slightly lighter than a sovereign. There is also a 25 kurush with the head of Ataturk.

Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.

Specification: 1.80 g, 0.917 fine gold, AGW 0.0532 oz.

Catalog reference: Fr-217 (formerly Fr-103), KM 850.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and David Michaels, Heritage World Coin Auction 3049, featuring the Ohio Valley Collection, the Redwood Collection and the F.P. Briand Collection, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2016.

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