The inscriptions in Turkish along the rim on the upper arch - 'The Republic of Turkey', in the center - head of Ataturk left, below - the year of minting.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881 – Nov. 10, 1938) was an army officer, revolutionary statesman, the founder of the Republic of Turkey and its first president.

In the center - denomination, above -star and crescent.

In 1996, with inflation gaining pace, 50.000 lira coins was introduced.