TURKEY 

KM 1168

SHORT COINS

ENCYCLOPAEDIA

                

Face Value Diameter mm Weight g Thickness mm Edge Composition Rotation
50 new kurus 23.85 7.0 1.95 Reeded Outer ring: Brass Medal
Core: Copper-Nickel-Zinc
Obverse Reverse

The inscriptions in Turkish along the rim: 'The Republic of Turkey', in the center - Atatürk's profile right.

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

 Crescent and star, in the center: face value, below - the year of minting.

Coins were introduced in 2005 in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 new kuruş and 1 new lira. (1 new lira = 1.000.000 old lira.)