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1000 Lira
| Issuer | Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey) |
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| Year | 1953 |
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| Value | 1000 Lira (1000 TRL) |
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| Obverse description | A three-quarter-facing intaglio portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk occupies the right portion of the note, set against a fine guilloche underprint in violet-purple tones. The central field carries the bold numeral '1000' above the inscription 'BİN TÜRK LİRASI', framed by ornate latticework borders with denomination numerals repeated at the corners. A blank oval watermark window is positioned to the left, with two-position serial numbering and series prefix printed across the face. |
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| Obverse lettering | TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYET MERKEZ BANKASI 1000 BİN TÜRK LİRASI 11 HAZİRAN 1930 TARİH VE 1715 NUMARALI KANUNA GÖRE ÇIKARILMIŞTIR ÜMUM MÜDÜR ÜMUM MÜDÜR MUAVİNİ EMİSYON VE VEZNE MÜDÜRÜ (Translation: Central Bank of the Turkish Republic, 1000, One Thousand Turkish Lira, Issued pursuant to Law No. 1715 dated 11 June 1930, General Director, Deputy General Director, Emission and Treasury Director) |
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Bradbury Wilkinson printed this note during a period when Turkey still outsourced its high-denomination production to British security printers — a dependency that would begin to change by the early 1960s as the Darphane expanded its own intaglio capabilities. The 1000 Lira was a substantial sum in 1953 Turkey, where per capita income remained low and inflation pressure was already building under Adnan Menderes's government and its aggressive public spending programs.
P#172 is the third emission in the Fourth Issue series. Bradbury Wilkinson's plate work on Turkish notes of this generation is generally considered among their finer commercial commissions from that decade.