Turkey 1, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100, and 500 Lira 1957 to 1997

The coins summarized in this article are either identical to our example or have only slight variations in the design - which is the profile of Mustafa Kemal Atat�rk (Turkey's first president) on the obverse, and the value and date within a wreath on the reverse.

These coins are all made out of base metal. The compositions vary from stainless steel to aluminum, copper-nickel, aluminum-bronze, and copper-nickel-zinc. The majority of these coins have catalog values of $1 or less even in fully uncirculated condition. There are a few better dates in the 1 lira series, which are listed below. If your 1 lira is a better date, but not in the condition specified on the list, it is worth $1 or less. The values are in U.S. dollars.

ALMOST ALL COINS (except the 1 LIRA coins below):
worn: less than $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: less than $1
well preserved: less than $1
fully uncirculated: $1 or less

BETTER DATES FOR 1 LIRA COINS:

1957 - fully uncirculated: $3
1959 - fully unc.: $10
1960 - fully unc.: $10
1961 - fully unc.: $20
1962 - fully unc.: $8
1963 - fully unc.: $8
1964 - fully unc.: $5
1965 - fully unc.: $3
1966 - fully unc.: $3

1967 has two varieties. One weighs 8 grams and the other weighs 7 grams.
1967 8 grams - well preserved: $15
1967 8 grams - fully unc.: $25
1967 7 grams - fully unc.: $3

Please note that the values listed above are catalog values, which often differ from actual buy and sell values. For more information on catalog values, check out our Terminology page.
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