The early Turkish Republican silver coinage of the 1930s was issued as Atatürk's government worked to establish a modern national monetary system following the collapse of Ottoman financial infrastructure. The 1934 issues fall within a brief window before wartime pressures and silver prices forced Turkey toward base-metal alternatives later in the decade.
The early Turkish Republican silver coinage of the 1930s was issued as Atatürk's government worked to establish a modern national monetary system following the collapse of Ottoman financial infrastructure. The 1934 issues fall within a brief window before wartime pressures and silver prices forced Turkey toward base-metal alternatives later in the decade.