5 Lira small type, crescent to right, large 5

Turkey's aluminum coinage of the early 1980s was produced under conditions of acute economic stress — the country was still operating under military governance following the September 1980 coup, with the junta managing fiscal policy until civilian rule was restored in 1983. The 949.1 designation distinguishes this crescent-right, large-5 variety from its companion issues, differences that emerged from parallel die production rather than any deliberate policy change.