4 000 000 Lira (Mehmed the Conqueror) 1999 front 4 000 000 Lira (Mehmed the Conqueror) 1999 back
4 000 000 Lira (Mehmed the Conqueror) 1999 photo
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4 000 000 Lira Mehmed the Conqueror

1999 year
Silver (.925) 31.47 g 38.61 mm
Description
Issuer
Turkey
Period
Republic (1923-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
1999
Value
4 000 000 Lira (4 000 000&nbspTRL)
Currency
Old lira (1923-2005)
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
31.47 g
Diameter
38.61 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-08
References
Numista
N#54232
Rarity index
93%

Reverse

Mehmed the Conqueror

Script: Latin

Lettering:
OSMANLI İMPARATORLUĞU'NUN KURULUŞUNUN 700. YILI
1299 - 1999

Edge

Reeded

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the Non-circulating coin 4 000 000 Lira (Mehmed the Conqueror) 1999 from Turkey made of Silver (.925) weighing 31.47 g is that it was issued to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Mehmed II, also known as Mehmed the Conqueror, who was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1451 until his death in 1481. He is best known for his conquest of Constantinople in 1453, which marked the end of the Byzantine Empire and the beginning of the Ottoman Empire's expansion into Europe. The coin's design features an image of Mehmed II on the obverse and the Hagia Sophia, a famous landmark in Istanbul, on the reverse.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1999  2483 - - - - - -

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