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 1990, with inflation gaining pace, 1.000 lira coin was introduced.