1000 lira 1979 — Turkey ( Pick: 196 )
Region:
Middle East & Asia
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 1000 lira issued in Turkey in 1979. It is cataloged under Pick number 196.
The front side design features a portrait of President Kemal Atatürk to the right, rendered in purple and blue on a multicolor underprint. It includes two signature varieties and a dot for visually impaired individuals at the lower left. The back side depicts the Istanbul coastline at the left, along with the words "Fathi Sultan 1130 Turkey."
This note has dimensions of 170 x 82 mm and was printed by Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası Banknot Matbaası in Ankara, Turkey. It is made of paper. The total amount produced for this denomination is 157,469,000. The note is signed by İsmail Hakkı Aydınoğlu as Governor and Tanju Polatkan as Vice-Governor.
The front side design features a portrait of President Kemal Atatürk to the right, rendered in purple and blue on a multicolor underprint. It includes two signature varieties and a dot for visually impaired individuals at the lower left. The back side depicts the Istanbul coastline at the left, along with the words "Fathi Sultan 1130 Turkey."
This note has dimensions of 170 x 82 mm and was printed by Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası Banknot Matbaası in Ankara, Turkey. It is made of paper. The total amount produced for this denomination is 157,469,000. The note is signed by İsmail Hakkı Aydınoğlu as Governor and Tanju Polatkan as Vice-Governor.
Specifications
- Signed by
- İsmail Hakkı Aydınoğlu (Governor), Tanju Polatkan (Vice-Governor)
- Date of issue
- 29 May 1978
- Printing office
- Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası Banknot Matbaası, Ankara, Turkey
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- Purple and blue
- Dimensions
- 170 x 82 mm
- Amount produced
- 157,469,000
- Pick catalog
- 196
About this banknote
The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası) issued the 1,000 lira banknote (Pick 196) on December 17, 1979, as part of the E 6 Emission Group, Series II. This series was introduced to meet the increasing demand for higher denomination banknotes during a period of economic change.
The obverse features a portrait of President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on the right side. The reverse displays a view of the Bosphorus in Istanbul. The banknote measures 170 x 82 mm and has a dominant violet color on both sides. A total of 157,469,000 pieces were printed by the Banknote Printing Plant in Ankara.
