800th birthday of Mevlana
The Turkish State Mint has released three new commemorative coins as a result of a design contest with the theme :"800th anniversary of Mevlana's Birth".
The first prize is 3.000 YTL (TRL) and 5 pcs of the minted coin, The second prize is 2.000 YTL (TRL) and 2 pcs of the minted coin, The third prize is 1.000 YTL (TRL) and 2 pcs of the minted coin. All the three coins have the same reverse with the face value, the year of issue (2007), the inscription "800th anniversary of Mevlana's Birth"
and the logos of the mint, the touristic Turkey logo (in Turkish), a logo what seems to be a figure of a Whirling Dervish (probably a logo for these celebrations) and a logo of UNESCO
Face Value :30 New Turkish Lira Composition:.925 Silver Diameter :38,61 mm Weight : 31,47 gr. Proof
Edge Reeded Max. mintage 3.000 + 2.000 Circulation Period: 19/07/2007 - 19/07/2009 
Obverse designs:
 Artist : Ayşe Şirin (Ayse Sirin)
 Artist : Leman Kalay
 Artist : Sesil Beatris Kalaycıyan (Kalayciyan)
The order of the coins (and their designers) is according to the numbers the Turkish State Mint has assigned to the coins, there is not a formal statement declaring the contest results yet.
Here are the previous coins with Mevlana theme:
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