Turkey 1923(44) 500 kurush Fr-203
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This specimen was lot 1278 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €3,200 (about US$4,531 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"EUROPÄISCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · TÜRKEI, Republik seit 1923. 500 Piaster 1967, 44. Jahr der Republik, (Konstantinopel) Istanbul. Präsident Kemal Atatürk. 33,08 g Feingold. GOLD. Kl. Kratzer, vorzüglich +. (republic of Turkey, since 1923, 500 piastres of 1967, year 44, Istanbul mint, Kemal Ataturk. Hairlines, extremely fine or better.)"
This type was struck years 20, 27-87, and sold in the souks for jewelry.
Recorded mintage: 4,308.
Specification: 36.08 g, 0.917 fine gold, 1.063 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: KM 859, Fr-203; Schl. 830.
- 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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