Turkey 1927 50 kurush

Stephen Album sale 43, lot 1145

This specimen was lot 1145 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $288. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TURKEY: Republic, AV 50 kurush, Ankara, 1927, EF, Scarce." This type was struck 1926-29 along with 25, 100 and 250 kurush. It does not have a high catalog value but is seldom seen. It is among the first Turkish coins to bear the Common Era date (1927) instead of the Hegira date (AH 1346), doubtless decreed by Ataturk himself.

Recorded mintage: 2,116.

Specification: 3.60 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 3.59 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-196 (formerly Fr-82), KM-841.

Source:

• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.

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• 1927 250 kurush
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• 1929 50 kurush
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