5 lira 1968 — Turkey ( Pick: 179 )
Region:
Middle East & Asia
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 5 lira issued in Turkey in 1968. It is cataloged under Pick number 179. The front side features a design in grayish purple on a multicolor underprint, depicting President Kemal Atatürk on the right alongside three signatures. The reverse displays the Manavgat waterfall in Antalya at the left center.
This note is printed on cotton paper and measures 135 x 60 mm. It has a watermark of Kemal Atatürk. A total of 1,274,710,000 pieces were produced by the Banknote Printing Plant - Devlet Banknot Matbaasi, and the printer designation is DBM-A, noted without imprint.
Naim Talu, Nevzat Alptürk, and Riza Uygurer are the signatories. The note was part of the first post-republican banknote series issued after the founding of the Republic of Turkey on October 29, 1923.
This note is printed on cotton paper and measures 135 x 60 mm. It has a watermark of Kemal Atatürk. A total of 1,274,710,000 pieces were produced by the Banknote Printing Plant - Devlet Banknot Matbaasi, and the printer designation is DBM-A, noted without imprint.
Naim Talu, Nevzat Alptürk, and Riza Uygurer are the signatories. The note was part of the first post-republican banknote series issued after the founding of the Republic of Turkey on October 29, 1923.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Naim Talu, Nevzat Alptürk, Riza Uygurer
- Date of issue
- 8 January 1968
- Printing office
- Banknote Printing Plant - Devlet Banknot Matbaasi
- Paper
- Cotton paper
- Colour
- Purple
- Dimensions
- 135 x 60 mm
- Amount produced
- 1,274,710,000
- Pick catalog
- 179
About this banknote
The Central Bank of Turkey issued the 5 lira banknote in 1968. This series was introduced under the signatures of Naim Talu, Nevzat Alptürk, and Riza Uygurer. The notes were printed by the Banknote Printing Plant, known as Devlet Banknot Matbaasi. The series was part of Turkey's continued efforts to update currency for consistent economic representation.
The front of the note features a portrait of President Kemal Atatürk on the right side, set against a grayish-purple background with a multicolor underprint. The back depicts the Manavgat waterfall located in Antalya. The banknote includes a watermark of Atatürk and was produced with a total of 1,274,710,000 pieces on cotton paper, measuring 135 x 60 mm.
