2½ Lira

2½ Lira - obverse2½ Lira - reverse

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Features

Issuer Turkey
Period Republic (1923-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1969-1980
Value 2½ Lira (2.5 TRL)
Currency Old lira (1923-2005)
Composition Acmonital
Weight 9 g
Diameter 30 mm
Thickness 1.65 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
1340
References KM# 893.2,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Schön# 410
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Thoughtful Mustafa Kemal, walking in Kocatepe
NOTE: Varieties exist with landscape and number of beads in laurel.

Script: Latin

Lettering: TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ

Translation: Republic of Turkey

Reverse

Value and date within wreath of wheat stalk on left, olive sprig on right, star and crescent above

Script: Latin

Lettering:
2 1/2
LİRA
1978

Edge

T.C. appears twice, with various patterns inbetween

Script: Latin

Lettering: T.C. T.C.

2½ Lira -  obverse

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Mint

Turkish State Mint (Darphane), Istanbul, Turkey

Comments

Image taken from an 1922 original pic, during the Turkish Independence War

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1969  1 378 000 $ 0.33 $ 0.58 $ 0.58 8%
1970  3 777 000 $ 0.22 $ 0.50 $ 0.55 $ 0.79 $ 2.20 14%
1971  2 172 000 $ 0.04 $ 0.23 $ 0.55 10%
1972  9 147 000 $ 0.49 $ 0.70 25%
1973  4 349 000 $ 0.54 $ 0.54 $ 3.30 13%
1974  3 816 000 $ 0.53 $ 0.54 9%
1975  9 811 000 $ 0.57 $ 1.00 21%
1976  6 922 000 $ 0.40 $ 0.56 $ 0.57 $ 1.10 14%
1977  19 452 000 $ 0.65 $ 0.65 $ 0.65 $ 0.65 $ 0.65 $ 0.65 31%
1978  15 738 000 $ 0.55 $ 0.55 $ 1.10 $ 1.10 $ 1.10 24%
1979  4 972 000 $ 0.77 $ 0.77 $ 0.77 $ 1.90 14%
1980  2 880 000 $ 1.20 $ 1.20 $ 1.20 5%

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