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100000 Lira TRY

Turkey 1946_1989 VF P-P-206 Needs review ✦ AI 87%
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Front · IMG_7361.HEIC cropped
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Identity

Where & when

Country Turkey
Currency TRY
Denomination 100000 Lira
Series name E9 Series
Series year
Issue year
Era 1946_1989
Legal status demonetized
Predecessor currency
Successor currency New Turkish Lira (2005 revaluation)
Subjects & design

What's on the note

Front portrait Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Reverse subject Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Watermark Portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Color palette #d4b896,#c8a882,#a67c52
Themes statesman,education
Language / script Latin

Front: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881–1938), founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey, depicted presenting flowers to a group of young Turkish women and children. This scene represents Atatürk's modernization reforms and his emphasis on education, women's rights, and youth as the future of the nation. The image symbolizes the cultural and social transformation of Turkey under his leadership from 1923 to 1938.

Back: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in profile portrait. Atatürk appears on all Turkish lira banknotes as mandated by Turkish law, reflecting his enduring status as the nation's founding father and his central role in establishing the modern Turkish Republic from the remnants of the Ottoman Empire. The consistent use of his image across all denominations emphasizes national unity and the values of the republic he created.

Production

How it was made

Issuer Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
Issuer (native) TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYET MERKEZ BANKASI
Printer
Engraver
Material paper
Dimensions (mm) 157x78

Security features: microprint,intaglio,watermark

Geography

Turkey in Asia

Turkey in Asia. Other countries on the same continent shown in muted grey.

The story

Background & history

This note belongs to the E9 series of Turkish lira banknotes issued during a period of high inflation in Turkey. The 100,000 lira denomination was introduced as inflation eroded the purchasing power of the currency. The series circulated from 1970 through the 1980s and into the 1990s as Turkey experienced significant economic challenges. In 2005, Turkey implemented a currency revaluation, removing six zeros from the lira, and this note was demonetized. The old Turkish lira was replaced by the new Turkish lira (Yeni Türk Lirası) at a rate of 1,000,000:1. All Turkish banknotes feature Atatürk as required by law, honoring his legacy as the founder of modern Turkey. The front scene depicting Atatürk with youth and women specifically represents his sweeping social reforms, including women's suffrage (1934), educational modernization, and the adoption of Western legal codes.

Catalogue

Collector references

Pick # P-206
Krause ID
Rarity tier common
Series range 1970-1984
Provenance

How it came to me

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Condition
Grade VF
Serial number

Note shows circulation wear with visible creases and slight soiling; colors remain intact with good detail retention.

Valuation

What it's worth now

$2–$8
Type default range $2–$8
Valuation history (1)
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2026-05-10 07:29:24 2.0 8.0 USD ai from claude-sonnet-4-5
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AI extractions (2)
anthropic · claude-opus-4-5 2026-05-10 07:29:24
status: ok · step 2 · $0.1922 · 7371↓ + 1089↑ tokens
anthropic · claude-sonnet-4-5 2026-05-10 07:29:24
status: ok · step 1 · $0.0408 · 7371↓ + 1245↑ tokens
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