Designer of two silver coins of the 1999 yılı Euro Serie. Both of 4.000.000 TL nominal value; Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, and the Bosphorus (Boğaziçi; which was also struck in gold in 2000 with a 50.000.000 TL face value)
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk 1999
Bosphorus #4 of Euro Serie
1999 4.000.000 Lira reverse
Coins were released in accordance with the agreement between the Turkish State Mint and the German MDM firm.
Seafront Mansions of the Bosphorus, 10.000.000 TL, 2001 Waldemar Wronski
Saint of Myra; Santa Claus,(gold), 10.000.000 TL, 2000 Hakkı Baha Çavuşgil
[1]Golden coin of 2000, bearing the same design is listed as a handiwork of Waldemar Wronski.
The artist was born in Bulgaria in 1953 (in Cyrillic “Снежана Русева – Хойер”), went to East Berlin to study graphic design in the 70’ies and married Heinz Hoyer.
Federal Eagle of Germany designed by Snezhana & Heinz Hoyer (foto: ECB)
They won the design competition of 1997 for the German Euro coins. Their design of the Federal Eagle (Bundesadler) is used on the 1 and 2 Euro coins in circulation since 2002.
Waldemar Wronski is the engraver of some commemorative coins produced as a result of the cooperation between the Turkish State Mint and the German MDM Company.
Kuşlar Serisinden Kaya kartalı (Aquila chrysaetos)
2001 Kaya kartalı yazı yüzü
EURO – Boğaziçi’nde Yalılar
Sidney Olimpiyatları Cirit
Su Kaplumbağası
Kore Japonya Dünya Kupası
Galata Tower Silver Coin
Certificate of the 1999 Galata Tower EURO 3.000 TL
Certificate of the 1999 Galata Tower EURO 3.000 TL
Galata Tower Gold Coin
Certificate of the 2001 Galata Tower EURO 50.000.000 TL
Certificate of the 2001 Galata Tower EURO 50.000.000 TL
2001 Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) gold coin with a face value 50.000.000 Lira
Born in 1975, the artist graduated Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, Sculpture Programme in 1997.
During her career at the State Mint between 1997 and 2016, she created numerous coins and medals starting with the 5.000.000 Lira gold Dikilitas (the Obelisk of Theodosius) commemorative, which was the second piece of the Istanbul Cultural Heritage serie.
Reverse of the 50 Kr piece in circulation today; depicting the Bosphorus Bridge, is also her handiwork.
2009 Grand Bazaar Nuruosmaniye Gate medallion bearing the logo of the Turkish Numismatics Association and the Coat of Arms of the Ottoman Empire
2010 European Capital of Culture; Istanbul
[1] Sculptor / artist of some of the commemoratives released by the State Mint, were not announced on the certificates or the newsletters. Designers of such coins are listed only to the extent that we could identify their designer. The list will be updated with new information.
Selahattin Tuğa, one of the engraving artists of the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye, has his name imprinted as S.TUĞA on the Mustafa Kemal Atatürk portrait and the Bosphorus view on the sixth issue 1.000 Lira banknotes. (*42, p 133).
6. Emission 1.000 TL front
6. Emission 1.000 TL back
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk portrait on the E6 1.000 Lira banknote
Bosphorus Strait, the first bridge and the Rumelian Fortress on the back of the E6 1.000 Lira banknote
E6 1.000 TL “S.TUGA” engraving on the portrait
E6 1.000 TL “S.TUGA” detail on the back of the banknote
He is also the engraver who produced the Atatürk portraits on the seventh-edition 10 Lira and 5.000 Lira banknotes.
E7 10 Lira Mustafa Kemal Atatürk portresi
E7 1st version 5.000 Lira, portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Selahattin Tuğa was born in Diyarbakır in 1945. He completed his primary and secondary education in Diyarbakır and graduated from the Decorative Arts Department of the Istanbul State Academy of Fine Arts in 1966.
As a student at the academy, he engraved pictures and portraits on copper plates. Due to these engravings, he was recommended to the Banknot Printing House engraving workshop and after the entrance exam, he started working at the CBRT Banknot Printing House engraving workshop in 1966. During his internship, he received his first information about the taydus (taille-douce, soft carving) engraving technique from Polish engraving artist Jan Piwczyk.
Instead of direct engraving by hand, he transferred the linear portraits onto copper plates via a photomechanical method, etched them with acid and used the deepening method with engraving pens.
In the second half of the 1970s, he made the engraving of the portrait of Atatürk on the front of the E-6 series 1.000 TL banknote, and the Rumelian Fortress Bosphorus view on the back, including the Bosphorus Bridge. The graphic design of the banknote was made by Mustafa Üstün.
When preparations for the E-7 series small-sized banknotes began in 1978, he produced the Atatürk portrait on the 10 Lira and 5.000 TL banknotes of the of the E-7 series.
In 1985, he made the front and back graphic designs of the second series of the E-7 5,000 TL. He served as assistant manager between 1979 and 1990 and then served as a consultant until his retirement.
Selahattin Tuğa, who also designed countless National Lottery tickets, is also the designer and engraver of many stamps *1. Atatürk portraits on stamps of various years, the portrait of İsmet İnönü, and the “Turkish Celebrities” series of 1992 and 1993 are few of many.
1970 ANKARA 70 Posta Pulları III. Milli Sergisi
1971 Sakarya Zaferinin 50. Yılı konulu Anma Pulu
1975 tarihli, Atatürk portreli, 10 Lira valörlü sürekli posta pulu
1977, Atatürk Konulu Sürekli Posta Pulları
1978, Atatürk Konulu Sürekli Posta Pulları
1979 Dünya Çocuk Yılı
1980 100 Lira valörlü Atatürk portreli sürekli posta pulu
1980 Atatürk Konulu Sürekli Posta Pulu 7,5 Lira
1981, Atatürk portreli 2,5 Lira valörlü posta pulu
1984 – İsmet İnönü’nün Doğumunun 100. Yılı – 20 Lira valörlü pul
1985, Atatürk Konulu Sürekli Posta Pulları
1992, Türk Meşhurları – Aşık Veysel Şatırdoğlu
1992, Türk Meşhurları – Muhsin Ertuğrul
1992, Türk Meşhurları – Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı (Halikamas Balıkçısı)
1992, Türk Meşhurları – Sait Faik Abasıyanık
1992, Türk Meşhurları – Fikret Mualla Saygı
1993, Cumhuriyet’in 70. Yılı
1993, Türk Meşhurları – Hacı Arif Bey
1993, Türk Meşhurları – Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı
1993, Türk Meşhurları – Münir Nurettin Selçuk
1993, Türk Meşhurları – Neyzen Tevfik
1993, Türk Meşhurları – Orhan Veli Kanık
1994, Atatürk Konulu Sürekli Posta Pulları
1994 Sürekli Pullu ilk gün zarfından Atatürk portresi
In addition to these works, he engraved portraits on copper plates on decorative items. He also made watercolor paintings of the subjects on the front of the National Lottery tickets, and supervised the color separation, mold and printing stages of these tickets printed in the banknote printing house.
Selahattin Tuğa, who exhibited Atatürk portrait engravings and oil paintings in his personal exhibitions, passed away in 2023.
10 Şubat – 6 Mart 1998 Destek Reasürans Sanat Galerisi Yağlıboya Resim Sergisi davetiyesi
10 Şubat – 6 Mart 1998 Destek Reasürans Sanat Galerisi Yağlıboya Resim Sergisi davetiyesi _SALT Research
(We would like to express our sincere thanks to his family and also to Mr. Mustafa Çakırcalı, who provided valuable information about Selahattin Tuğa in our article.)
* Click for other artists whose work has been used in the design of Turkish currency.
Mustafa Ustun has graphic designs on the front and back of the 6th Emission 1.000 Lira, and the front of the E7 1.000 TL. He also designed the back side of the E-7 series 5.000 TL 1st type banknote, that was put into circulation in 1979. Ataturk portrait on both banknotes is engraved by Selahattin Tuga. Mevlana engraving on the back of the 5.000 Lira is the handiwork of Şükrü Ertürk.
Altıncı Emisyon 1.000 TL ön
Altıncı Emisyon 1.000 TL arka
Yedinci Emisyon 1. tertip 5.000 TL ön
Yedinci Emisyon 1. tertip 5.000 TL arka
One of the graphic designs he made in previous years was transformed into the front face design of the seventh issue 100 TL in 1983.
1983 Dünya Haberleşme Yılı 70 TL valörlü pul
Born in Akseki district of Antalya towards the end of the 1930s, Mustafa Üstün graduated from Antalya Aksu Primary Teachers School and then studied at the Ankara Gazi Education Institute Painting-Work Department. Then he began teaching art. In the meantime, he made graphic designs for diplomas and similar documents printed at the Apa Ofset Printing House founded by Ferit Apa, a graphics teacher at the Gazi Education Institute.
In the early 1960s, upon Ferit Apa’s recommendation, he started working at the banknote printing house painting workshop. Then, he completed his undergraduate studies at the Kassel Fine Arts School in Germany and received a graphic designer diploma. During his internship at the Austrian state printing house, he acquired information about banknote graphic design and engraving in the taydus technique.
He made graphic designs for some stamps:
1970 United Nations 25th Anniversary 220 Kurus value stamp
1970 “Ankara 70 Postage Stamps Turkey 3rd National Exhibition” commemorative block with tulip motif
1971 Izmir Mediterranean Games 100 Kr
1983 World Communication Year 70 TL value stamp
He designed banknote graphic designs of the Service Souvenir certificates of the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye. Also valuable papers such as checks and treasury bonds. He worked as Assistant Manager at the Banknote Printing House between 1983 and 1990, then was hired as a consultant and retired a few years later.
(We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Mr. Mustafa Çakırcalı, who contributed to our article with valuable information about Mustafa Üstün)
* Clickfor other artists who contributed to the design of Turkish currency.
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