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20 Lira
| Issuer | Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası |
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| Year | 1966-1983 |
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| Value | 20 Lira (20 TRL) |
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| Reverse description | The reverse carries a panoramic vignette of Anıtkabir, the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in Ankara, with the monumental Road of Lions and its flanking male figure sculptures rendered in fine line engraving against a multicolour guilloche background. The denomination numeral appears in the corners, and the issuer's name is repeated across the top. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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| Comments |
P#181 spans a remarkably long issue window — seventeen years across a period when Turkey was cycling through military interventions, coalition collapses, and chronic inflation. That the same note design remained in circulation from 1966 through 1983 reflects less monetary stability than institutional inertia; by the early 1980s, 20 Lira had essentially no meaningful purchasing power.
The Banknot Matbaası in Ankara has printed Turkish currency in-house since 1955, making this one of the earlier fully domestically produced series. Signature combinations on P#181 are the primary dating tool, with several governor and deputy pairings documented across the issue span.