Reverse The country's coat of arms – a crescent and star – is depicted at the top. On the left is the number '25', on the right a two-line inscription in Turkish: 'BİN LİRA' – 'THOUSAND LIRA'. At the bottom is the year of minting: '2000'.
Obverse An inscription in Turkish runs along the upper edge from left to right: 'TÜRKİYE CUMHURİYETİ' – 'REPUBLIC OF TURKEY'. In the central part is a left-facing profile of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.