Turkey 1941 lira

Steve Album sale 30, lot 996

This specimen was lot 996 in Stephen Album sale 30 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2018), where it sold for $141. The catalog description^[1] noted, "TURKEY: Republic, AR lira, 1941, NGC graded MS63." This type was struck 1940-41 with the portrait of Ismet Inonu, successor to Ataturk. Turkey remained neutral during World War Two.

Recorded mintage: 6,167,000.

Specification: 12 g, .830 fine silver, 29 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-869.

Source:

• 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 30, featuring the George Anderson Collection of Tibetan Coins, the Dr. John W. Lund Collection of Swedish Coins and the Mike Edwards Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2018.

Link to:

• 1923(20) 250 kuruş, Inonu
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• 1936 50 kuruş
• 1937 5 kuruş
• Turkey 1948 lira
• Coins and currency dated 1941
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