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[[Image:SB125-32390o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2025 NYINC sale, lot 32390]]
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This specimen was lot 32390 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Turkey|TURKEY]]. 250 Kurush, 2010. Istanbul Mint. NGC MS-66. ''Monnaie de Luxe'' coinage. Tied with just one other example for the top spot in the NGC census, this resounding Gem glistens with an abundance of brilliance and features the bust of Kemal Ataturk." Issued 1943-2013 in denominations of 25, 50, 100, 250 and [[Turkey 1962 500 kurush|500 ''kurush'']] (or ''kurus'' or ''qirsh''), some bore regnal dates and others (like this one) bear Common Era dates. Most, such as this one, display the portrait of the father of Turkey, Kemal Ataturk; some bear the portrait of his chief lieutenant, Ismet Inonu. The style recalls the elaborate calligraphy found on old Ottoman gold coins.

''Recorded mintage:'' 177,320.

''Specification:'' 17.54 g, 0.917 fine gold.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-209 (formerly Fr-95); KM-873.

''[[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, 2001-Date, 13th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''January 2025 NYINC Showcase Auction, featuring the Richard Margolis Collection, Part III, and the Richard August Collection,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Turkey 1972 250 kurush|1972 250 kuruş, ''monnaie de luxe'']]
* [[Turkey 2003 50 kurush|2003 50 kuruş, ''monnaie de luxe'']]
* [[Turkey 2009 10 kurush|2009 10 kuruş]]
* [[Turkey 2009 50 kurush|2009 50 kuruş]]
* [[Turkey 2009 lira]]
* [[Turkey 2010 25 kurush|2010 25 kuruş]]
* [[Turkey 2012 50 kurush|2012 50 kuruş]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 2010]]

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-* [[Turkey 1972 250 kurush|1972 250 kuruş, ''monnaie de luxe'']]
+* [[Turkey 1972 250 kurush|1972 250 ''kuruş'', ''monnaie de luxe'']]
-* [[Turkey 2003 50 kurush|2003 50 kuruş, ''monnaie de luxe'']]
+* [[Turkey 2003 50 kurush|2003 50 ''kuruş'', ''monnaie de luxe'']]
-* [[Turkey 2009 10 kurush|2009 10 kuruş]]
+* [[Turkey 2009 10 kurush|2009 10 ''kuruş'']]
-* [[Turkey 2009 50 kurush|2009 50 kuruş]]
+* [[Turkey 2009 50 kurush|2009 50 ''kuruş'']]
 * [[Turkey 2009 lira]]
-* [[Turkey 2010 25 kurush|2010 25 kuruş]]
+* [[Turkey 2010 25 kurush|2010 25 ''kuruş'']]
-* [[Turkey 2012 50 kurush|2012 50 kuruş]]
+* [[Turkey 2012 50 kurush|2012 50 ''kuruş'']]
 * [[Coins and currency dated 2010]]
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-This specimen was lot 32390 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Turkey|TURKEY]]. 250 Kurush, 2010. Istanbul Mint. NGC MS-66. ''Monnaie de Luxe'' coinage. Tied with just one other example for the top spot in the NGC census, this resounding Gem glistens with an abundance of brilliance and features the bust of Kemal Ataturk." Issued 1943-2013 in denominations of 25, 50, 100, 250 and [[Turkey 1962 500 kurush|500 ''kurush'']] (or ''kurus'' or ''qirsh''), some bore regnal dates and others (like this one) bear Common Era dates. Most, such as this one, display the portrait of the father of Turkey, Kemal Ataturk; some bear the portrait of his chief lieutenant, Ismet Inonu. The style recalls the elaborate calligraphy found on old Ottoman gold coins.
+This specimen was lot 32390 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2025), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Turkey|TURKEY]]. 250 Kurush, 2010. Istanbul Mint. NGC MS-66. ''Monnaie de Luxe'' coinage. Tied with just one other example for the top spot in the NGC census, this resounding Gem glistens with an abundance of brilliance and features the bust of Kemal Ataturk." Issued 1943-2013 in denominations of 25, 50, 100, 250 and [[Turkey 1962 500 kurush|500 ''kurush'']] (or ''kuruş'' or ''qirsh''), some bore regnal dates and others (like this one) bear Common Era dates. Most, such as this one, display the portrait of the father of Turkey, Kemal Ataturk; some bear the portrait of his chief lieutenant, Ismet Inonu. The style recalls the elaborate calligraphy found on old Ottoman gold coins.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 177,320.