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  • 5 Lira 1982-1983, KM# 949, Turkey
  • 5 Lira 1982-1983, KM# 949, Turkey, KM# 949.1
  • 5 Lira 1982-1983, KM# 949, Turkey, KM# 949.2: smaller & bolder 5
Obverse

Atatürk on horseback surrounded by the country name "Republic of Turkey".

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938) was a Turkish army officer, revolutionary, and founder of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first President from 1923 until his death in 1938. His surname, Atatürk (meaning "Father of the Turks"), was granted to him in 1934.

TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ

Reverse

Value and date within a wreath of wheat stalk on left and olive sprig on right, star and crescent (left) above.

The star and crescent is an iconographic symbol used in various historical contexts but most well known today as a symbol of the former Ottoman Empire and, by popular extension, the Islamic world. The Republic of Turkey has no official national emblem, but the star and crescent (Turkish: ay-yıldız "crescent-star") design from the national flag is in use as de facto emblem, among other things printed on Turkish passports, on Turkish identity cards and diplomatic missions of Turkey.

5
LİRA
1982

Edge

5 Lira

Small type, Crescent to right
KM# 949 Schön# 468
Characteristics
Material Aluminium
Weight 1.7 g
Diameter 21 mm
Thickness 2.4 mm
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Alt # KM# 949.1, KM# 949.2
Mint
Turkish State Mint

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