Each year (starting in 2009), Turkey has issued 2 commemorative coins on (endangered) animals living in Turkey.
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The two coins of the 2012 set are the Anatolian Leopard and the Red Deer.
Both coins share the same front side - showing the year 2012.
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| 2012 front of the Turkish Commemorate coins |
The Anatolian Leopard
The Anatolian Leopard, is certainly an endagered animal, and for a while it was even unsure if the rare leopard was still actually living in the anatolian/asian part of Turkey.
In the last 3 decades, only few animals were spotted, and unfortunately also captured and killed.
The latest report of a leopard dates from 2013 in the Trabzon area, and a captured animal in the same year is considered to be a Persian leopard
Also in the neighbouring country Syria, the last (Anatolian) leopard was spotted, and killed in 1963.
Leopard found further on, Galilee, Golan Heights and Judean Dessert, are Arabian Leopards.
This makes that the last official registered Anatolian Leopard in Turkey, dates from 1974 already.
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| Anatolian Leopard |
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| Commemorative coin Turkey '12 - Anatolian Leopard |
The coin :
- Country : Turkey
- Face Value : 1 Lira
- Year : 2012
- Mintage : 15 000
- Weight (g) : 8,30
- Diameter (mm) : 26,15
- Alloy : Bimetal (CuNiZn)
- Issue Date : October 23, 2012
The Red Deer
This animal is quite common and can be found all over Europe, from the Heigh North, till the Meditteranean Area, from Portugal to Minor Asia.
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| Red Deer |
The coin :
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| Commemorative coin Turkey '12 - Red Deer |
- Face Value : 1 Lira
- Year : 2012
- Mintage : 15 000
- Weight (g) : 8,30
- Diameter (mm) : 26,15
- Alloy : Bimetal (CuNiZn)
- Issue Date : October 23, 2012
to be continued ...
