Turkey Silver 1972 50 Lira NGC MS62 Atatürk's Entry into Smyrna KM# 901 (7)

Turkey 

Silver 1972 50 Lira 

GRADED NGC MS62

50th anniversary of August Victory

Kemal Atatürk's Entry into Smyrna

Low Mintage-171,179.34mm

 KM# 901

Obverse: Atatürk on horse left

Obverse Designer: A. Kumuk

Reverse: Uniformed figures in battle

Kemal Atatürk's Entry into Smyrna
After a series of battles during the Greco-Turkish war, the Greek army advanced as far as the Sakarya River, just eighty kilometers west of the GNA. On 5 August 1921, Mustafa Kemal was promoted to Commander in chief of the forces by the GNA. The ensuing Battle of Sakarya was fought from 23 August to 13 September 1921 and ended with the defeat of the Greeks. After this victory, on 19 September 1921, Mustafa Kemal Pasha was given by the Grand National Assembly the rank of Mareşal and the title of Gazi. The Allies, ignoring the extent of Kemal's successes, hoped to impose a modified version of the Treaty of Sèvres as a peace settlement on Ankara, but the proposal was rejected. In August 1922, Kemal launched an all-out attack on the Greek lines at Afyonkarahisar in the Battle of Dumlupınar and Turkish forces regained control of Smyrna on 9 September 1922.

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