1 Lira

Features

Issuer	Turkey
Period	Republic (1923-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	2009-2021
Value	1 Lira 1 TRY = USD 0.07
Currency	New lira (2005-date)
Composition	Bimetallic: copper-nickel center in brass ring
Weight	8.2 g
Diameter	26.15 mm
Thickness	2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 6163 Numista type number (https://numista.com)
References	KM# 1244, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes. Schön# 808 Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

Head of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk facing left.

Script: Latin

Lettering: TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ

Translation: Republic of Turkey

Reverse

Crescent and Star (National Emblem) at the top and the date at the bottom of a designed ring of Rumi art and denomination in the center and a Rumi Motif in the background

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1
TÜRK LİRASI
2012

Translation:
1
Turkish Lira
2012

Edge

Smooth with repeated imprints and inscriptions
of letters "T.C." and tulip figure

Note: variation exist up or down text on edge

Lettering: ||||| T.C. ||||| ~ ||||| T.C. ||||| ~ ||||| T.C. ||||| ~

Comments

Out of real varieties, the types with the wide and narrow bottom of numeral "1" on the reverse in 2009 are the most popular.

T.C. on edge readable with obverse or reverse up

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
2009	311 920 400	$ 0.18	$ 0.42	$ 0.42	$ 0.50	$ 0.79	$ 0.23	$ 2.75	68%	narrow base of "1"
2009									0.15%	Wide base of "1"
2010	215 545 000			$ 0.49	$ 0.57	$ 0.59		$ 1.14	26%
2011	100 735 000			$ 0.17	$ 0.48	$ 0.48	$ 0.45	$ 0.99	18%
2012	92 697 750			$ 0.23	$ 0.49	$ 0.49		$ 2.06	19%
2013	88 251 000				$ 0.57	$ 0.51			11%
2014	125 000 462		$ 0.12	$ 0.11	$ 0.49	$ 0.40		$ 0.77	16%
2015	213 134 000		$ 0.23	$ 0.26	$ 0.33	$ 0.91		$ 0.68	15%
2016	183 815 000			$ 0.23	$ 0.34	$ 0.57			11%
2017	167 216 900				$ 0.45	$ 0.58			5%
2018				$ 0.23	$ 0.33	$ 0.34	$ 0.72	$ 1.18	10%
2019					$ 0.25	$ 0.39		$ 0.57	6%
2020						$ 0.43	$ 0.58	$ 0.57	3%
2021									0.8%

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