5 Kuruş

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Features

Issuer	Turkey
Ruling authority	Republic (1923-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1935-1943
Value	5 Kuruş (0.05 TRL)
Currency	Old lira (1923-2005)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	4 g
Diameter	21.5 mm
Thickness	1.4 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 6702
References	KM# 862 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Schön# 368 Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 volumes).

Obverse

Star within crescent

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TÜRKİYE
CUMHURİYETİ

Engraver: Percy Metcalfe

Reverse

Value within designed sprigs

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5
KURUŞ
1939

Engraver: Percy Metcalfe

Edge

3 reeded segments and 3 smooth segments. "T.C." on the smooth segments.

Lettering: T.C.

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Date	Mintage	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1935	100 000		$ 4.60				rare	7%
1936	2 900 000		$ 3.40					7%
1937	4 060 000	$ 0.25	$ 1.70					13%
1938	13 380 000	$ 0.66	$ 1.10	$ 1.10				30%
1939	12 520 000	$ 0.21	$ 1.40	$ 3.50				25%
1940	4 340 000			$ 1.40				12%
1942	10 160 000	$ 0.90	$ 0.98	$ 2.90	$ 3.00	$ 3.30		20%
1943	15 360 000	$ 0.75	$ 1.10	$ 3.20	$ 3.30	$ 3.40		36%

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