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500 000 Lira Yunus Emre
| Issuer | Turkey Mint (Darphane-i Amire) |
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| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | Stylized depiction of an arched Seljuk-style ornamental portal (iwan) in high relief, flanked by a decorative column with geometric and arabesque motifs at left and a section of dressed stone masonry at right. Two sweeping diagonal bands traverse the lower field, bearing the verse inscription attributed to the Sufi poet Yunus Emre. The legend 'YUNUS EMRE SEVGİ YILI' arcs along the upper border, and the date '1991' appears in the lower exergue. The engraver's signature 'S. Özyönüm' is incised in the lower right field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Yunus Emre, the 13th–14th century Anatolian poet and Sufi mystic, was commemorated extensively in 1991 as part of UNESCO's designation of that year as the Year of Yunus Emre — marking the 750th anniversary of his birth. Turkey's commemorative program around this event was unusually broad, spanning postage stamps, cultural festivals, and this gold issue. The UNESCO connection gave the coin an international dimension rare for Turkish commemoratives of the period.