Turkish Lira - Coins

Coins

From 1 January 2009, the phrase "new" was removed from the second Turkish lira, its official name in Turkey becoming just "Turkish lira" again; new coins without the word "yeni" were introduced in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 kuruş and 1 Turkish lira. Also, the center and ring alloys of the 50 kuruş and 1 Turkish lira coins were reversed. Furthermore it must be remembered that the Turkish lira of today is one million fold of old Turkish lira which was used before the year 2005.

Current Turkish lira coins
Image Value
(kuruş)
Technical parameters Description Date of
Obverse Reverse Diameter
(mm)
Thickness
(mm)
Mass
(g)
Composition Edge Obverse Reverse first minting issue
1 16.5 1.35 2.2 70% copper
30% zinc
Plain Value, Crescent-star, Snowdrop, year of minting "TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ",
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
2008 1 January 2009
5 17.5 1.65 2.9 65% copper
18% nickel
17% zinc
Value, Crescent-star, Tree of life, year of minting
10 18.5 1.65 3.15 65% copper
18% nickel
17% zinc
Value, Crescent-star, Rumi motif, year of minting
25 20.5 1.65 4 65% copper
18% nickel
17% zinc
Reeded Value, Crescent-star, Kufic calligraphic, year of minting
50 23.85 1.9 6.8 Ring:
65% copper
18% nickel
17% zinc

Center:
79 % copper
4% nickel
17% zinc
Reeded Value, Crescent-star, Bosphorus Bridge and Istanbul silhouette, year of minting
100
(1 )
26.15 1.9 8.2 Ring:
79% copper
4% nickel
17% zinc

Center:
65% copper
18% nickel
17% zinc
T.C. letters and tulip figure Value, Crescent-star, Rumi motif, year of minting

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