Turkey lira banknotes

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Period

from 1927

Issuing entity

Republic of Turkey

Banknotes of the Republic of Turkey, issued in successive emission groups by the central bank.

Historical context

Turkish notes are collected by emission group, and later decades include high denominations produced during sustained inflation.

Design

Obverse
Portrait of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on most issues
Reverse
National and historical motifs

Identification

Emission
Notes are classified into numbered emission groups

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

Research required

  • Emission group dates and denominations to be transcribed from central bank publications
  • Revaluation of 2005 to be documented from official sources
  • Pick numbers require transcription
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