Designer of the last coins of the Ottoman Empire and also the first coin series of the Turkish Republic minted between 1924 – 1928.
Also known as Mesrur İzzet Bey, he has been serving the Istanbul Mint since 1905 and is also the designer of the Turkish Medal of Independance.
Has studied sculpture in Fine Arts School (later called “Istanbul Fine Arts Academy, today named Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University).
He has worked on several fields such as sculpture, paintings, philately and numismatics, and has designed a significant amount of medals for various establishments.
The Republican Era coins he has designed are:
- 100 Para 1924 ~1928
- 5 Kuruş 1924 ~1928
- 10 Kuruş 1924 ~1928
- 25 Kuruş (nikel) 1925 ~1928
- 25 Kuruş (1/4 Altın Lira, Meskuk) 1926 ~1929
- 25 Kuruş (1/4 Altın Lira, Ziynet) 1927 ~1928
- 50 Kuruş (1/2 Altın Lira, Meskuk) 1926 ~1929
- 50 Kuruş (1/2 Altın Lira, Ziynet) 1927 ~1928
- 1 Lira (Ankara Gold Bullion) 1926 ~1929
- 1 Lira (Gold, Monnaies de Luxe) 1927 ~1928
- 2,5 Lira (Ankara Gold Bullion) 1926 ~1929
- 2,5 Lira (Gold, Monnaies de Luxe) 1927 ~1928
- 5 Lira (Ankara Gold Bullion) 1925 ~1929
- 5 Lira (Gold, Monnaies de Luxe) 1927 ~1928
- 10 Para 1936 (This smallest denomination coin was exempt from the contests of 1934, first drafts were announced in 1934. Newspapers and the magazines published photo of the models but it was introduced into circulation firstly in 1940.
- 2005 Yılı 50 Yeni Kuruş (New Kurus) obverse bearing Atatürk facing right is also based on a reused model from his works of 1933.
His life and works are published in detail in a two volume book by Celil Ender & Orhan Okay (2003 & 2004 Turkish Numismatics Society Publications)
