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5 Lira
| Issuer | Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası |
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| Year | 1968 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | Intaglio-printed right-facing bust portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk occupies the right portion of the note against a fine guilloche underprint in olive-grey tones. The centre field carries the large denomination inscription in bold letterpress, flanked to the left by a circular guilloche vignette and ornamental floral motifs along the lower border. Three signature lines appear below the central text, captioned with their respective titles in small uppercase lettering. |
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| Reverse lettering | TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYET MERKEZ BANKASI BEŞ TÜRK LİRASI (Translation: Central Bank of the Turkish Republic, Five Turkish Lira) |
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The P#179 sits within the Third Emission Group of the Turkish Central Bank's own printing works, which had taken over production from foreign printers by the mid-1950s — a deliberate policy shift to keep note production entirely on domestic soil. The 5 Lira denomination was workhorse currency through this period, heavily circulated and frequently worn to illegibility before replacement.
Known for significant variation in signature combinations across the series, with at least several distinct pairings recorded depending on the term of the sitting bank governor and treasury official at time of printing.