missing artist for Turkish coins; Ahmet Mesrur Durum [solved]

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Hi,

 

The engraver for earliest Turkish Republic coins Ahmet Mesrur Durum (AKA Mesrur İzzet) is listed on individual coin pages but without a link to a short bio or the complete list for their designs.

 

https://cumhuriyetparalari.com/en/2023/10/29/ahmet-mesrur-durum-1873-1952/

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if useful; here is a short bio for his page.

 

He is the designer of the last set of coins of the Ottoman Empire and the first coin series of the Turkish Republic minted between 1924 – 1928.

He is also known as Mesrur İzzet Bey. 

He studied sculpture at the Fine Arts School (later called “Istanbul Fine Arts Academy, today named Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University).

He worked at the Istanbul Mint after 1905 and is also the designer of the Turkish Medal of Independence.

He has worked in several fields, including sculpture, painting, philately, and numismatics, and has designed a significant amount of medals for various establishments.

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