Nazan Tanyu is the engraver who produced the portraits on the E9 Ninth Emission 20 and 50 Lira banknotes in use today (*1).
The portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on the E9 20 and 50 Lira banknotes is produced using the photograph taken by Cemal Işıksel.
The portrait of Architect Kemaleddin depicted on the back of the 20 Lira banknote, and that of Novelist Fatma Aliye depicted on the reverse of the 50 Lira banknotes are also her handiwork.
Atatürk Forest Farm 1931
2009 E9 20 TL Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
E9 50 TL Fatma Aliye portresi
2009 E9 20TL Mimar Kemaleddin
[1]Central Bank of Türkiye (TCMB) Bulletin LİRA, 2012 #64, , The article titled “Banknotes and Gravure“.
İlknur Ateş is the artist who produced the portrait engravings on the 5 and 10 Lira banknotes of the ninth emission which are currently in circulation (*1).
The engravings of the Mustafa Kemal Atatürk portrait on the E9 5 and 10 Lira banknotes (which are produced using the photograph taken by Etem Tem (*2)), the portrait of distinguished professor Aydın Sayılı on the 5 Lira banknote, and the portrait of distinguished professor Cahit Arf on the back of the 10 Lira banknotes are her handiwork.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, aboard the Boat “Reşit Paşa” (Bursa, 1925)
2009 E9 5 TL Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
2009 E9 5Lira Ordinaryus Profesör Aydın Sayılı portresi
2009 E9 10 Lira Ordinaryus Profesör Cahit Arf
[1]TCMB; Central Bank of Türkiye Bulletin LİRA, 2012 #64, , The article titled “Banknotes and Gravure“
Tekin Gülbasar was born in 1978 in Zile, Tokat. He graduated Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Faculkty of Fine Arts, Sculpture Programme in 2006 and started working at the State Mint the same year.
The artis is born in İzmit and graduated Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, Sculpture Programme in 2001. Started working for the State Mint in 2008 and currently still is designing coins and medals.
Exhibitions and events she took part in:
2008 – Yazlık ‘08 Artisan Art Gallery (İstanbul) 2008 – Young Sculptors Exhibition (İstanbul)
2008 – Marmara University Graduates Exhibition
2007 – Fikret Mualla Painting Studio Muhammet Şengöz students exhibition
2007 – 2nd Young Sculptors Workshop II (Yesemek Bienal at Gaziantep)
2005 – 3rd Art at Akmerkez (İstanbul)
2003 – Nilay Kan Büyükişleyen Sculpture Workshop Exhibition Kaş Art Gallery (İstanbul)
2002 – 63rd State Painting and Sculpture Competition Exhibition (Ankara)
2001 – Water and Mind (Su ve Us) Exhibition (İstanbul)
Awards
2007 – “Kemal Türkler Mosoleum Project Competition” 2nd Place (İstanbul)
Coins that the artist designed for the State Mint:
2001 32nd EuroBasket European Basketball Championship for Men
2001 EuroBasket, 32. Avrupa Erkekler Basketbol Şampiyonası
2001 EuroBasket, 32. Avrupa Erkekler Basketbol Şampiyonası
2024 Centenary of the Directorate of Religious Affairs
2024 Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türk Siyasetçileri #4
2024 Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türk Siyasetçileri #4 Süleyman Demirel 20 Lira
[1] Designers of some of the commemoratives released by the State Mint, were not announced on the certificates or the newsletters. Engravers of such coins are listed only to the extent that we could identify their designer. The list will be updated with new information.
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.
Stuart Devlin designed the FAO Commemoratives of 1983-84 World Fisheries Conference.
Said coşns were made in three types – all denominated at 500 Lira – in gold, silver and cupro-nickel.
Royal Mint lead a commemorative coin programme for the Conference being held in Rome, where twelve countries participated with coins.
The initial pieces were struck without any mint mark, however the pieces struck at the Royal Mint for sales outside Türkiye bear the logo with the Tower of London. Later, the Turkish State Mint also introduced their own mint-mark designed by Suat Özyönüm(*28, p. 73~75).
FAO 1984 World Fisheries gold commemorative
FAO 1984 World Fisheries silver commemorative
Mintmark of the Turkish State Mint
Mint mark of the Royal Mint – the Tower of London
Stuart Leslie Devlin, an Australian by birth (1931 Geelong – Victoria), attended the Gordon Institute of Technology, specialising in gold and silversmithing. Later studies gold and silversmithing at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. He won a scholarship to the Royal College of Art in London and also a Harkness Fellowship at Columbia University in New York.
In 1982 he was awarded the royal warrant as goldsmith and jeweller to the Queen. He designed the commemorative coins for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He also designed coins for around 30 different countries.
Stuart Devlin won the competition of 1964 for the design of the Australian coinage. The coins bear motifs of Australian native animals; such as a feather tail glider (1 c), a frilled lizard (2 c), an echidna (5c), a lyrebird (10 c), a platypus (20 c), Commonwealth Coat of Arms (50 c) and a mob of five kangaroos (1 $)
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