TURKEY
KM 1028 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
1000 lira | 16.93 | 3.07 | Plain | Bronze-clad-Brass | 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, the year of minting within wreath from ears and plant branches. In 1995, a smaller 1.000 lira coin was introduced. |