 
Face Value:
15 Yeni Turk Lirası (New Turkish Lira) Metal:
Fine Gold Diameter:
13,92 mm Weight:
1,24 gr. Edge: Reeded Max. Issue:2000 Artist:Nesrin EKSI Released :26.08.2005 
These are the mountainsides of Mt. Nemrut which is 2150 m high, situated in the Kahta- Adiyaman province (East-Anatolia). During 80 B.C.-72 A.D., the Kommagene Kingdom reigned on the lands in the Adiyaman region. The God and the King Statues and reliefs are the remains of the Tumulus and Hierothesion of King Antioches I of Kommanege, who reigned during 69-36 B.C. These remains were discovered in 1881 by a German road construction engineer, Karl Sester and were restored in 1984 The region was declared a National Park in 1989. The remains are on the World Heritage List of UNESCO. |