Turkey 10,000 Lira Coin – 1996 – Atatürk | Turkish Bin Lira – Rare Vintage

Add a piece of modern Turkish history to your collection with this 1996 Turkish 10,000 Lira (10 Bin Lira) coin. Issued during a period of high inflation in Turkey, this coin features the portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, on the obverse. The reverse proudly displays the denomination "10 Bin Lira" with the date 1996 and the Turkish crescent and star symbol.

📌 Coin Details:

• Country: Turkey

• Year: 1996

• Denomination: 10,000 Lira (10 Bin Lira)

• Material: Copper-Nickel

• Diameter: ~23 mm

• Weight: ~9 g

• Obverse: Portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, with "TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ" (Republic of Turkey)

• Reverse: Denomination (10 Bin Lira), date (1996), crescent & star, and floral motif

• Condition: Circulated (see photos for actual coin condition)

💡 Fun Fact:
This coin was part of Turkey's pre-2005 currency system, where denominations reached into the millions due to inflation. In 2005, Turkey revalued its currency by dropping six zeroes from the lira.