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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