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10 Lira
| Issuer | Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey) |
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| Year | 1966-1975 |
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| Value | 10 Lira (10 TRL) |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in right-facing bust vignette at right, rendered with fine engraved line work against a green and multicolour guilloche underprint. To the left, an ornate cartouche with scrollwork surrounds a central panel bearing the denomination text and legal issue inscription, with two signature lines for the Başkan (Governor) and Başkan Yardımcısı (Deputy Governor) below. The denomination numeral '10' appears in the upper and lower corners, with the serial number printed twice in black. |
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| Reverse description | Vignette of the Maiden's Tower (Kız Kulesi) rising from the waters of the Bosphorus, with the Istanbul skyline in the background including the silhouettes of Hagia Sophia and the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque). The scene is rendered in green tones with a decorative guilloche border framing the composition, and the denomination is repeated in the corners. |
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The Turkish central bank's own printing works in Ankara took over domestic banknote production in 1955, and this note falls squarely within that self-sufficient period. P#180 circulated across a stretch of years during which Turkey experienced significant inflationary pressure — the lira had already lost substantial ground against hard currencies through the late 1950s and 1960s, a trend that would eventually push denominations far higher by the following decade.
The nine-year emission window is wide enough that signature varieties account for most of the meaningful collecting distinctions within this type.