800 years of Medical Education in Anatolia Commemorative Coin

 


Face Value :25 New Turkish Lira 
Metal :.925 Silver 
Diameter :38,61 mm 
Weight : 31,47 gr. 
Proof Edge Reeded 
Max. mintage 5000 
Artist : Nesrin Eksi 

On the reverse of this coin Gevher Nesibe is portraited. She is the doughter of Seljuk Ruler - Kilicarslan II. 
The first hospital in Anatolia was built in honor of Gevher Nesibe Hatun who died of a disease at a young age, requesting for this hospital to be built, and named after her. 
In 1204 (AD), her brother Giyasettin Keyhusrev- ruler of that time- ordered this hospital to be built. 
Construction of the hospital was completed in 1206. 
It is located in Kayseri - Turkey