Brand new Turkish Lira sign revealed

March 01 2012 16:30:34

Brand new Turkish Lira sign revealed

ISTANBUL

REUTERS photo

The new Turkish Lira sign was revealed at a press conference today, CNN Türk reported.

The new sign was the winner out of 8,362 entries submitted to a country-wide contest.

The meeting to showcase the new sign had been initially scheduled for Feb. 22 but was postponed due to technical difficulties.

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