Turkey 1948 2-1/2 kurush

from the Stonecat Collection

This type was struck for circulation in Turkey 1948-51 and is common in all grades. It was accompanied by a brass half, one and 25 kuruş and a fifty kuruş and one lira in silver. Persistent inflation has shortened the circulating lives of Turkish coins.

Recorded mintage: 24,720,000.

Specification: 3.15 g, brass, 21 mm diameter, plain edge.

Catalog reference: KM 885.

Sources:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• 1947 50 kuruş
• 1947 500 kuruş, Ismet Inonu
• 1948 ½ kuruş
• 1948 lira
• 1949 kuruş
• Coins and currency dated 1948