5000000 lira 1997 — Turkey ( Pick: 210 )
Banknote description
This note measures 162 x 76 mm and is printed on paper. It was signed by Süleyman Gazi Erçel as Governor and Selçuk Abaç as Vice-Governor. A watermark of Kemal Atatürk is also present on the banknote. A total of 1,140,356,000 units were produced.
The banknote is part of the 1998-2002 ND issue, established by laws on January 26, 1970.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Süleyman Gazi Erçel (Governor), Selçuk Abaç (Vice-Governor)
- Date of issue
- 6 January 1997
- Printing office
- Central Bank of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası)
- Paper
- Paper
- Colour
- purple
- Dimensions
- 162 x 76 mm
- Amount produced
- 1,140,356,000
- Pick catalog
- 210
About this banknote
The Central Bank of Turkey issued this series of banknotes, featuring the 5,000,000 lira denomination, in 1997. This series was introduced to accommodate the rapid inflation Turkey experienced during the 1990s. Süleyman Gazi Erçel served as the Governor and Selçuk Abaç as the Vice-Governor for this issuance.
The front side design includes a portrait of President Kemal Atatürk at the center right with a gold oval seal dated AH1329 on the right. Detailed in dark brown and red-brown colors on a multicolor underprint, the note is signed by the aforementioned officials. The back design features the Anitkabir complex in Ankara. This specific note, with Pick number 210, was produced in a quantity of 1,140,356,000 pieces by the Central Bank of Turkey.
