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50 Lira
| Issuer | Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası (Central Bank of the Turkish Republic) |
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| Year | 1942 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | The central vignette presents a group of Angora goats standing in an open pasture, engraved in intaglio within a rectangular panel framed by intricate guilloche borders. Large numeral '50' counters in matching purple-brown tones appear to the left and right of the central vignette, each inscribed 'TÜRK LİRASI' beneath. The overall design is symmetrical, with repetitive denomination numerals in the corner ornaments and along the bottom border. |
| Reverse lettering | TÜRKİYE CÜMHURİYET MERKEZ BANKASI 50 TÜRK LİRASI 50 (Translation: Central Bank of the Turkish Republic, 50 Turkish Lira) |
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Turkey contracted American Bank Note Company for several wartime series because domestic printing capacity was inadequate for the volume and security complexity required. This 1942 issue falls within the Third Emission, a group produced under considerable pressure as Turkey navigated strict neutrality while both the Axis and Allied powers competed aggressively for its political alignment.
The Varlık Vergisi — the capital levy imposed that same year — created violent economic disruption, particularly for non-Muslim minorities. Whether notes of this denomination circulated freely or sat in hoarded reserves during that period is difficult to establish, but the fiscal chaos of 1942–44 affected how paper money moved through the economy at every level.