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SOUVENIR COINS OF TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS
Northern Cyprus or North Cyprus (Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs), formally named the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (Turkish: Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti), is a de facto independent state located in the northern portion of the island of Cyprus. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot populations culminated in 1974 with a coup d'etat, an attempt to annex the island to Greece and a military invasion by Turkey in response. All these factors resulted in a partitioning of the island, the resettlement of many of its inhabitants, and a unilateral declaration of independence by the north in 1983. Northern Cyprus has received diplomatic recognition only from Turkey, upon which it is dependent for economic, political and military support. The rest of the international community, including the United Nations and the European Union, recognises the de jure sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus over the entire island. A buffer zone under the control of the United Nations stretches between Northern Cyprus and the rest of the island and divides Nicosia, the island's largest city and capital of both states.
Attempts to reach a solution to the dispute have so far been unsuccessful. In 2004 a fifth revision of the UN Annan Plan to settle the Cyprus dispute was accepted by a majority of Turkish Cypriots in a referendum, but rejected by a majority of Greek Cypriots. The Turkish Army maintains a large force in Northern Cyprus with its presence supported and approved by the local government, whereas the Republic of Cyprus and the international community regard it as an illegal occupation force with its presence denounced in several United Nations Security Council resolutions.
Legal tender in Northern Cyprus is Turkish Lira, but in 2010 there are released the commemorative coin set in denomination of 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 Kurush and 1, 2 1/2, 5 Lira. For all practical purposes these coins are not a true currency, and was never intended to be an official circulating coinage.

21.05. 2011.

Click to enlarge!	Denomination: 1Kuruş Year: 2010 Material: Bronze plated Steel Description: Obverse: In the center – the emblem of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, at the top of the coin semicircular inscription: KUZEY KIBRIS TÜRK CUMHURIYETI. At the bottom – year of issue 2010, divided by the figure 1. Reverse: In the center of the coin – the image of a crescent with a star – National flag of Northern Cyprus. At the bottom – the face value in one line: BIR KURUŞ. Diameter – 16.5 mm., weight – 2.57 g., thickness – 2 mm., edge – plain. Country or town: Northern Cyprus
Click to enlarge!	Denomination: 5 Kuruş Year: 2010 Material: Nickel plated Steel Description: Obverse: In the center – the emblem of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, at the top of the coin semicircular inscription: KUZEY KIBRIS TÜRK CUMHURIYETI. At the bottom – year of issue 2010, divided by the figure 5. Reverse: In the center of the coin – the image of a native plant divided by the face value: BEŞ KURUŞ. Diameter – 17.5 mm., weight – 2.10 g., thickness – 1.5 mm., edge – plain. Country or town: Northern Cyprus
Click to enlarge!	Denomination: 10 Kuruş Year: 2010 Material: Nickel plated Steel Description: Obverse: In the center – the emblem of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, at the top of the coin semicircular inscription: KUZEY KIBRIS TÜRK CUMHURIYETI. At the bottom – year of issue 2010, divided by the figure 10. Reverse: In the center of the coin – the image of a native flower, to the left – face value in two lines: ON KURUŞ. Diameter – 18.5 mm., weight – 2.35 g., thickness – 1.5 mm., edge – plain. Country or town: Northern Cyprus
Click to enlarge!	Denomination: 25 Kuruş Year: 2010 Material: Nickel plated Steel Description: Obverse: In the center – the emblem of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, at the top of the coin semicircular inscription: KUZEY KIBRIS TÜRK CUMHURIYETI. At the bottom – year of issue 2010, divided by the figure 25. Reverse: In the center of the coin – the image of a native plant, beneath – semicircular face value in one line: YIRMIBEŞ KURUŞ. Diameter – 20 mm., weight – 2.80 g., thickness – 1.5 mm., edge – milled. Country or town: Northern Cyprus
Click to enlarge!	Denomination: 50 Kuruş Year: 2010 Material: Bimetal Description: Obverse: In the center – the emblem of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, at the top of the coin semicircular inscription: KUZEY KIBRIS TÜRK CUMHURIYETI. At the bottom – year of issue 2010, divided by the figure 50. Reverse: In the center of the coin – the image of a native plant, beneath – semicircular face value in one line: ELLI KURUŞ. Metal of ring – nickel plated steel; metal of insert – brass plated steel. Diameter – 24 mm., weight – 6.85 g., thickness – 2 mm., edge – milled. Country or town: Northern Cyprus

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