1 000 000 Lira, Central Bank of Turkey, Turkey, 1995–1996 (Pick 209)

This 1 000 000 Lira note was issued in Turkey by the Central Bank of Turkey, with dates recorded from 1995–1996. It belongs to the Old lira (1923-2005) currency system. Issuing authority and period recorded in the catalogue: Republic (1923-date). It measures 160 × 76 mm and is printed on paper. The Standard Catalog of World Paper Money lists the type as Pick 209.

Obverse: A portrait of President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Its lettering reads “TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYET / MERKEZ BANKASI / 1000000 / BİR MİLYON / TÜRK LİRASI / 14 OCAK 1970 TARİH VE 1211 SAYILI / KANUNA GÖRE ÇIKARILMIŞTIR”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, One Million Turkish Lira, Issued according to the law number 1211 of 14 January 1970”. Reverse: A panoramic view of Atatürk Dam in Şanlıurfa-Adıyaman. Its lettering reads “TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYET MERKEZ BANKASI / BİR MİLYON 1000000”. Translation given in the catalogue: “Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, One Million Turkish Lira”.

The note was printed by Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası Banknot Matbaası, Ankara, Turkey (1955-date). Design is credited to Hüseyin Şaşmaz. Engraving is credited to Şükrü Ertürk, Mustafa Çakırcalı. Watermark: Kemal Atatürk. Signatures recorded for the type: Şakir Yaman Törüner (ŞYT) (Governor); Osman Cavit Ertan (OCE) (Vice-Governor); Süleyman Gazi Erçel (SGE) (Governor); Selçuk Abaç (SA) (Vice-Governor). Issue date recorded in the catalogue: 16 January 1995. Demonetized: 31 December 2015.

Identification note: match the value, issuing bank, printed date and Pick number together; dates and signature combinations distinguish sub-varieties, which are not separated in this entry. Details follow the Numista catalogue entry and the Standard Catalog reference it cites; they have not been checked against a central-bank archive.