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, tulip flowers, above -star and crescent, below - the year of minting.

In 1997, a smaller 5.000 lira coin was introduced.