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500 Lira Republic
| Issuer | Turkey |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Value | 500 Lira (500 TRL) |
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| Reverse description | A stylized shooting star with multiple trailing lines arcs across the right side of the field, its head terminating in a five-pointed star and the tail dissolving into a cascade of smaller stars. To the upper left, a decorative floral emblem incorporating a central five-pointed star within a five-petal flower motif serves as the 50th Anniversary of the Republic symbol. A multi-line inscription occupies the left field, with the date 1973 at the base. |
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| Reverse lettering | TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ İLELEBET PAYIDAR KALACAKTIR 1973 |
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Struck to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Turkish Republic, founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on October 29, 1923. The 1973 commemorative gold series was issued in multiple denominations, all sharing the anniversary theme — this 500 Lira being among the mid-tier pieces in that set. Turkey had not issued circulating gold coinage for decades by this point; these were purpose-struck collector pieces from the outset, which largely explains the survival rate in uncirculated condition.