TURKEY
KM 1027.2 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
10.000 lira | 24.0 | 6.75 | 2.0 | 'TC' six times between reeded sections | Copper-Nickel-Zinc | Coin |
Obverse | Reverse | |||
The inscriptions in Turkish along the rim on the upper arch - "The Republic of Turkey", in the center - head of Ataturk left. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881 – November 10, 1938) was an army officer, revolutionary statesman, the founder of the Republic of Turkey and its first president. |
In the center - denomination, carnation flower, above -star and crescent, below - the year of minting. In 1994, with inflation gaining pace, 10.000 lira coins was introduced. |