 
The coin commemorates 1000th birth year of Mahmud al Kashgari.
Face Value: 35 Yeni Turk Lirasi (New Turkish Lira)
Metal: 925 Silver
Diameter: 38,61 mm
Weight: 23,33 gr.
Proof, with reeded edge
Max. Issue: 3.000
Artist: Nalan Yerlibucak
Released : 29.12.2008 Available on the mint shop until: 29.12.2010
The coin obverse depicts Kaşgarlı Mahmud (Mahmud al Kashgari).
And the reverse depicts the map in Divan-i Lugat-it Turk, "Compendium of the language of the Turks" written in 1072 by Mahmud. |