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Information and Services in Turkey Section => Banks, Interest, Money Transfers, Insurance => Topic started by: freebee1 on March 10, 2015, 10:40:16 AM

Title: what coins are in current use
Post by: freebee1 on March 10, 2015, 10:40:16 AM

I have been coming to turkey for many years, in the man drawer I have found lots of old Turkish coins left over from previous holidays.This year I have determined to bring them out and spend them. I know some coins are no longer accepted.  So my question is what denomimations of coins are currently in circulation.

Title: Re: what coins are in current use
Post by: KKOB on March 10, 2015, 11:05:46 AM

It's not so much the denomination these days. It's more about the date of issue and design.

I think these are the current ones.
(http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/5094/turkia2009zr4.jpg)

Title: Re: what coins are in current use
Post by: Highlander on March 10, 2015, 19:55:15 PM

I have three what looks like 100,000 lira coins.

Are they still legal currency.

Title: Re: what coins are in current use
Post by: Hamlet on March 10, 2015, 20:00:19 PM

I think they are probably worth about 5 Kurus each now, H. 8)

Title: Re: what coins are in current use
Post by: KKOB on March 10, 2015, 21:35:08 PM

No, but if you take them to the Ziraat Bankasi they'll change them for a coffee machine token..

Title: Re: what coins are in current use
Post by: Highlander on March 10, 2015, 21:48:32 PM

I cannot remember which year I have them from. Can't be from the first few years because we didn't get coins in change. We always got sweets  :)

Ungraciously and disrespectfully, we used to refer to the coinage as shrapnel :-[ :-[ :-[

Title: Re: what coins are in current use
Post by: Liz 101 on March 10, 2015, 21:49:10 PM

Don't bother with the 1 kurus coins (bottom right in KKOB's post), shops don't seem to either have them or want them  :(

Title: Re: what coins are in current use
Post by: yabanci on March 11, 2015, 11:05:43 AM

Any coins with Yeni Lira or Yeni Kurus on them are also no longer legal tender.