Turkey new signature 5-lira note (B306b) confirmed
2017-05-09
, Like B306a, but new signatures (Murat Çetinkaya and Erkan Kilimci). Prefix C054. Courtesy of Paul Nahmias.Read More…
Turkey new signature 10-lira note (B301c) confirmed
2017-05-09
, Like B301b, but new signatures (Murat Çetinkaya and Murat Uysal). Prefix C121. Courtesy of Paul Nahmias.Read More…
Turkey new signature 5-, 10-, and 200-lira notes reportedly introduced 27.03.2017
2017-05-03
According to a press release dated 25 March 2017, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey plans to introduce 5-, 10-, and 200-lira notes (B300, B301, B305, respectively) with new signatures on 27 March 2017. Courtesy of M. Okyay Demirors.Read More…
Press release: The Banknote Register 2nd edition
2016-10-24
, The Banknote Register: CIS and Baltic Countries1991-2016, General IssuesSecond edition (English) Author: Dmitry Zagorenko (IBNS #11608, General Secretary of the Russian Chapter of IBNS).Editor: Dmitry Litvak (IBNS LM #204, President of the Russian Chapter of IBNS).Format: A4. Weight: 1,5 Kg.Hard cover with pressed gilding and book jacket band.344 full-colorRead More…
Turkey chapter of The Banknote Book is now available
2014-08-08
The Turkey chapter of The Banknote Book is now available for individual sale and as a free download to subscribers. It’s also available in print from Lulu. This 38-page catalog covers notes issued by the Ministry of Finance in 1926, and the Türkiye Cümhuriyet Merkez Bankası (Central Bank of Turkey) fromRead More…
Turkey new 5-lira note issued 08.04.2013 confirmed
2013-04-25
, On 8 April 2013, Türkiye Cümhuriyet Merkez Bankası (Central Bank of Turkey) issued a new 5-lira note that is purple, because the exisiting tan note (P222) was too close in color to the brown 50-lira note (P225). In addition to the new color of the 5-lira note, the bankRead More…
Turkey new signature variety 10-, 20-, and 100-lira notes confirmed
2012-12-22
,, According to a press release dated 21 December 2012, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey issued new signature varieties of the 10-, 20-, and 100-lira (US$5.50, $11, $56) notes on 24 December. TL 10 (P223): Governor Erdem Başçı and Deputy Governor Necati Şahin. TL 20 (P224): GovernorRead More…
Banknotes of the Ottoman Empire receives IBNS Book of the Year Award for 2012
2012-08-13
The International Bank Note Society (IBNS) has this year awarded its Book of the Year, for a book published in 2011, to Devlet-I Aliyye-I Osmaniyye (Banknotes of the Ottoman Empire) by Mehmet Gaciroglu. With splendid competition from the ever-increasing works on paper money, the IBNS is pleased to recognize anRead More…
Turkey issues new notes on 01.01.2009
2008-12-31
,,,,,,,,,,, The name of Turkey’s currency has reverted from “new Turkish lira” (TRY) to “Turkish lira” (TRL) as of 1 January 2009, necessitating the issuance of new banknotes and coins. Turkey last changed the currency by removing six zeroes on 1 January 2005, at a cost of US$300 million. ThisRead More…