View source for Turkey 1928 500 kurush Fr-193

[[Image:Turkey 1928 500 piastres S18-3960q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 18, lot 3960]]

This specimen was lot 3960 in Sincona sale 18 (Zürich, May 2014), where it sold for CHF 1,425 (about US$1,878 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''500 Piaster 1928. Selten. Sehr schön.'' ([[Turkey]], five hundred piastres of 1928, rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> Altho issued in the name of Ataturk's republic, this five hundred kurush matches the old Ottoman five hundred kurush (KM 823) in weight and style. It was issued in small numbers 1925-29. No gold coins have been issued for circulation since.

''Recorded mintage:'' 375.

''Specification:'' 36.08 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 35.74 g.

''Catalog reference:'' Schl. 780. Fr-193 (formerly Fr-79), KM 839.

''[[Bibliography|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. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>''Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes, Auction 11,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2013.

''Links to:''
* [[Turkey 1923(20) 25 kurush]]
* [[Turkey 1926 500 kurush|1926 500 kurush]]
* [[Turkey 1927 25 kurush|1927 25 kurush]]
* [[Turkey 1927 25 kurush Fr-201|1927 25 ''kuruş'', ''monnaie de luxe'']]
* [[Turkey 1927 100 kurush|1927 100 kurush]]
* [[Turkey 1927 250 kurush|1927 250 kurush]]
* [[Turkey 1928 25 kurush|1928 25 kurush]]
* [[Turkey 1928 50 kurush|1928 50 kurush]]
* [[Turkey 1929 500 kurush|1929 500 kurush]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1928]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 17, 18]]