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1/2 Kuruş
| Issuer | Turkey |
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| Year | 1948 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Brass annular coin with a central circular hole. The legend TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ arcs around the upper portion of the coin, flanking the central perforation, with the date 1948 inscribed in the lower field. All lettering is rendered in Latin script against a plain field, with no additional design elements beyond the inscription and central void. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Turkey's postwar small-denomination brass coinage of this period was minted largely to address a severe shortage of circulating fractional coins — wartime metal requisitioning and import restrictions had gutted the supply. The 1948 issue falls within a short production window before inflationary pressure made the half-kuruş economically meaningless, and the denomination was quietly abandoned within a few years.