The inscriptions in Turkish along the rim - 'The Republic of Turkey', in the center - head of K.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.

Denomination inside of wreath from wheat ears and laurel branch, above -star and crescent, below - the year of minting.

In 1988, with inflation gaining pace, aluminum-bronze 500 lira coins were introduced.