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1 Kuruş Saturn
| Issuer | Turkish State Mint (Darphane) |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#1541 |
| Obverse description | Central field bears a stylized arrangement of planetary symbols set against a starfield background, with the star and crescent symbol prominently displayed. The denomination '1 Kuruş' appears in the field alongside the mint year '2022'. The bilingual legend 'Türkiye Cumhuriyeti' and 'Republic of Turkey' encircles the design, with the mint mark also present. |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed artistic depiction of Saturn dominates the lower portion of the field, rendered with its characteristic ring system sweeping dramatically across the coin's surface. The upper field portrays the Sun at center with orbital paths and moons of the solar system set against a finely engraved starfield background. A smaller representation of Jupiter appears to the left. The inscription 'SATURN' is positioned to the upper left of the field in incuse Latin lettering. |
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The "Saturn" series launched by the Darphane in 2022 introduced themed circulation coinage under a broader initiative to modernize Turkish everyday currency design. The 1 Kuruş denomination is effectively vestigial at this point — inflation had so thoroughly eroded its purchasing power that it functions more as a policy artifact than a transactional coin. Aluminium was the only viable choice for a coin whose face value is a fraction of its production cost in any other metal.