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This specimen is from a series of Turkish gold bullion coins called "monnaie de luxe." Issued 1943-2010 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. | This specimen is from a series of Turkish gold bullion coins called "monnaie de luxe." Issued 1943-2010 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. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:36, 29 June 2025
This specimen is from a series of Turkish gold bullion coins called "monnaie de luxe." Issued 1943-2010 in denominations of 25, 50, 100, 250 and 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: 152,000.
Specification: 17.54 g, 0.917 fine gold, .517 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-209 (formerly Fr-95); KM 873.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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.
Link to:
- 1923(23) 500 kuruş = 1946
- 1923(39) 50 kuruş, Ataturk = 1962
- 1923(41) 500 kuruş, Kemal Ataturk
- 1962 250 kuruş
- 1962 500 kuruş monnaie de luxe
- 1923(43) 500 kuruş = 1966
- 1923(48) 250 kuruş
- 1966 500 kuruş, monnaie de luxe
- 1972 250 kuruş, monnaie de luxe
- Coins and currency dated 1964
- return to coins of Turkey