One for me please.

I get it that they aren't so rare (yet), and they will be kept in circulation.

Have you heard the interesting news; Chilean Mint misspells the word "CHILE"

50 Peso coins released in 2008 bear the inscription "Republica De Chiie"



Here's the link to BBC's page :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8511910.stm

They renewed the website recently, the English part should work soon.

Those two coins are limited editions, 5000 each and I am allowed to buy only 5 of each.

According to the agreement between TR Mint and a German company, the coins were released in Germany last October, and www.pfalzmuenzen.de sells them at 9,5 Euros, I don't know if they have a limit. (http://www.pfalzmuenzen.de/Europa_ohne_GUS/1179_Tuerkei_2009_2_x_1_Lira_BimetallSondermuenzen_Elefant_und_Schildkroete/cda00df53b2d43b86154154df83e1a91/)

The Eagle coin is also a product of such an agreement, I believe a Dutch company.
100.000 of the coins are exported and the domestic strikes are limited to 20.000 pcs.


Barry, check you email;)

None of them are intended for circulation Steve.

The Eagle/Vulture and the Turltle & Elphant coins are intended to draw attention from younger collectors, because they are almost circulation denomination, but they are also collector items, limited strikes.

The Turkish State Mint released some new coins since my last post;

Here you can see them all listed.
http://sites.google.com/site/cointurk

Keloglan


Imperial Eagle & Bearded Vulture


200th birthday of Frederic Chopin


IMF meeting in Istanbul


Source of Life: Water




150th anniversary of Mekteb-i Mulkiye


1430th anniversary of Hijra


400th birthday of Katip Celebi


and two bi-metallic coins: Turtle and Elephant

The Turkish State Mint released two new coins;

The first one is commemorating the 90th anniversary of the beginning of the Turkish Independance war ; May 19th 1919.





The second one is the second piece of the "Anatolian Civilizations" set and depicts a couple of artefacts of the Hittite Empire.



Links to the pages where I tried to compile some more info on the coins:

90th ann. of 19.05.1919

Hittites Commemorative coin

Turkish State Mint released two coins commemorating USA President Barack Obama's visit to Turkey.

One of the coins is silver, the other one is gold.

   

http://sites.google.com/site/cointurk/Home/commemorative-coins/obama-turkey-visit


Previously in 2000 two other coins were struck to commemorate Bill Clinton's visit.


http://sites.google.com/site/cointurk/Home/commemorative-coins/bill-clinton-visit-to-turkey

Thanks Amr, I didn't know that.

I would also try to attach the pictures, but there's only one attachment slot.

The Bulgarian National Bank has announced their latest 2 Lev coin, commemorating 110th birthday of Dechko Uzunov, Bulgarian painter.

The coin is pure Copper (something to do with the financial state of the day? : )



Click here to reach the official announcement page.


I don't get why the forum resizes the pictures and breaks the links

I think one of those is Charles Darwin himself.

He is actually famous of riding the donkey backwards:

That's the first coin with him.
http://sites.google.com/site/cointurk/Home/commemorative-coins/nasreddin-hoca-coin-1

Barry why e-bay?

What am I here for?

Anyone who wishes to have any Turkish coins, let me know and I'll do my best to help.

Turkish Mint released 11 silver coins in the last three months, I try to keep an updated list here;  http://sites.google.com/site/cointurk/Home/commemorative-coins

The themes of the latest coins are;

- Nasreddin Hodja

- Kizilada Lighthouse

- Anitkabir

- Yahya Kemal Beyatli

- Mahmud al Kashgari

- Centenary of Vefa Sports Club

- Catalhoyuk

- Silk Road IV - Uzbekistan

- Seljuk Tombs with cupolas

- Mediterranean Region of Turkey
 
- Centenary of Kabatas High School

Sure, I'll keep quite a bunch of the fresh ones