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Money of Turkey

country Monetary unit - lira (TRL). The national currency quotation.

As the monetary unit, a lira Turkey also named Turkish livrom, have been injected into the circulation since 1844 at Abdul-Melzhide (1839-1861). Then it was equated to 100 gold piastres. Since 1933 in days of presidency (1923-1938) Mustafy Kemalja (Ataturk, letters. - the father a Turk), the lira Turkey has been equal to 100 kurusham (piastres). The image of the first president of Turkey is by all means placed on a face sheet of bank notes of the country of all exhaustions. In circulation notes - 10000, 20000, 50000, 100000, 250000, 500000 and 1000000 liras Turkey. Notes of the big dignities - 100000 liras Turkey also have above entered the circulation in 90th years. Since January, 1995 there was a note in million liras Turkey. Year of exhaustion in chronology habitual to us on denominations of Turkey is not marked out.

Despite such kolichestovo nulls on country notes, the lira Turkey refers to to convertible currencies of the world.

Importation and outflow of foreign exchange on Republic Turkey terrain is not restricted. Liras Turkey are exported for the sum equivalent 1000 USD. The HARD CURRENCY exchange is effected in branches of banks, the intercharge points which have been had in shopping centres, large shops and gostinnitsah. The basic international charge cards and traveller's cheques are accepted for payment.