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Lot 1289

Estimate: 200 GBP
Price realized: 280 GBP
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Turkey, Republic. 'United Nations Decade for Women' Commemorative AV 50,000 Lira. AD 1984. Half-length female bust facing holding logo of the Decade for Women; • KADINLARIN ON YILI 1984 • above, UNITED NATIONS DECADE FOR WOMEN below / Denomination and date within wreath of grain ear on left and olive branch on right. KM 973. 7.13g, 22mm, 7h.

Good Extremely Fine; very light hairlines.

From the Marnix Collection.

The United Nations Decade for Women was a period from 1975 to 1985 during which policies and issues that impact women, such as pay equity, gendered violence, land holding, and other human rights, were prioritised. It formally consisted of three international meetings and conferences in Mexico City for "consciousness raising", Copenhagen for "creating networks", and Nairobi for "the solidarity of women world-wide" along with several regional meetings with specific UN agencies.
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