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10 Lira Brown
| Issuer | Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey) |
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| Year | 1948 |
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| Value | 10 Lira (10 TRL) |
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| Obverse description | At right, an oval intaglio vignette bears a portrait of President İsmet İnönü in three-quarter view, set against a fine guilloche underprint in brown tones that frames the central denomination numerals. A large numeral '10' vignette occupies the centre, surrounded by intricate lathe-work rosettes and the denomination text in Turkish. Serial number and series indicators appear at upper left and lower right, with two manuscript signatures of bank officials running below the central vignette. |
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| Obverse lettering | TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYET MERKEZ BANKASI ON TÜRK LİRASI 11 HAZİRAN 1930 TARİH VE 1715 NUMARALI KANUNA GÖRE ÇIKARILMIŞTIR SERİ TÜRK LİRASI UMUM MÜDÜR UMUM MÜDÜR MUAVİNİ (Translation: Central Bank of the Turkish Republic, Ten Turkish Lira, Issued pursuant to the Law dated 11 June 1930 and numbered 1715, Series, Turkish Lira, Director General, Deputy Director General) |
| Reverse description | The reverse is engraved entirely in brown intaglio, centred on a detailed architectural vignette of the Sultan Ahmed III Fountain (Ahmet III Çeşmesi) in the Hippodrome of Istanbul, rendered with fine cross-hatching and surrounded by trees. Large ornamental '10' counters in elaborate guilloche frames occupy both left and right panels, with the bank name across the top and denomination inscriptions at lower left and right. The imprint of American Bank Note Company appears at the bottom centre. |
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