Turkey, 14/4: The Turkish State Mint has reduced the size of the coins of lira, the Turkish currency, to deal with the rising minting costs, local media reported.
The one-lira and half-lira coins are now half millimetre thinner and have a different composition of copper, zinc and nickel, the NTV reported on Thursday.
The weight of the one-lira coin has been reduced to 6.6 from 8.2 grams, while the half-lira coin to 5.5 from 6.8 grams, the report added
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