Calligrapher Ahmet was the creator of the texts on the first banknotes of the Turkish Republic. He used different calligraphy styles such as Diwani, Ruq’ah, Thuluth, Naskh, Taliq on different denominations of the banknotes that were printed in 1927 in London by the De la Rue printhouse.
The drawings of the banknotes were the handiwork of the painter Ali Sami Boyar, State Mint engraver Ismail Hasim was also among the team that was sent to London. *1.
[1] Cumhuriyet Gazetesine Göre Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’nin İlk Kâğıt Paralarının Basım Serüveni, Melek Öksüz, Tarih Dergisi – Turkish Journal of History, 81 (2023/3): 63-120
* Click here for the list of artists whose handiwork has contributed to Turkish Republic’s currency.
