Turkey 1923(44) 250 kurush

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Künker Auction 425, lot 1279

This specimen was lot 1279 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €1,500 (about US$2,124 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"EUROPÄISCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · TÜRKEI, Republik seit 1923. 250 Piaster 1967, 44. Jahr der Republik, Konstantinopel (Istanbul). Präsident Kemal Atatürk. 16,54 g Feingold. GOLD. Vorzüglich +. (republic of Turkey, since 1923, 250 piastres of 1967, year 44, Istanbul mint, Kemal Ataturk. Extremely fine or better.)"

This type was struck years 20, 30-31, 38-87, and sold in the souks for jewelry.

Recorded mintage: 712.

Specification: 18.04 g, 0.917 fine gold, 27.2 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 857, Fr-204; Schl. 855.

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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